.c^ EXCERPTA ANTIQUA; OR, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, WHAT A PLEASURE WOULD IT BE TO A PERSON FOND o EXAMININO INTO THE EVENTS OF PAST AGES, TO BE ABLE TO CONVERSE WITH THOSE WHO LIVED IN THE TIMES, AND WERE PRESENT AT THE EVENTS THEMSELVES. PREFACE TO FENN's LETTERS. r o R K : PRINTED BY WILLIAM BLANCHARD, MDCXCCVH< SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES, By their Faithful Humble Servant^ J. CROFT, S. A. 8, YORK, NOTEMBIR, 1796. 1313509 . . As it will not admit of doubt, fo it naturally fuggefls itfelf to the gentle READER, that Hiflory, is in a great meafure . indebted to the fedulous and diligent re- fearches of the ANTIQUARY, forks bafis and fupport ; at a time therefore when the tafte and ftudy of Ancient Literature and An- tiquity is fo much inculcated, that few Manufcripts are permitted to remain in an obfolete Hate ; and when Collectanea of this fort are in requefl or fought after with avidity, the Editor of the following Mifcel- lany lays it do\vn as a duty incumbent on him, to communicate thefe fugitive frag- ments, which by chance or obfervation have fallen in his way, and he concludes with the old adage, Scire tuum nihil eft nifi tefcire hocfciat alter. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. ST. ETHELBURGA. ROBERT ORFORD, BISHOP of ELY. TEMPORE Thurftani Abbatis noftri Elienfis, (qui fatus fuit ex fatis claris parentibus in villa de Wicheford juxta Elye) Arroldus rex, Godwini fillius, ab exercitu Willielmi, Ducis Normannie, (divi Edwardi regis confobrini) in fefto fan&i Calixti Fape, anno domini millefimo, fexagefimo fexto, et cum eo pene onines Angliae majores, interficiuntur. Quamobrem, Egelwinus Dunelmenfis Epifcopus et Egfridus Sancti Albani Abbas, ^Comes Margarus, et Edwardus Byarme, cum variis aliis regni prioribus, qui nothi-cona- tibus pro viribus obftabant, una cum amicis opimis thefauris onuftis, ad nos confugere, quorum ope, impetuofas Normannorum minas, per feptennium fuftinebamus, quoufque Belalius (is enim in hac militia Regis exercitui praeerat) aqui circumiens quorundam montium limites ad finem Ailftralis calceti de Alderhithe, hoc concilio ftruclorum ut tuto exercitus diverfaretur nodlu (a quo Belafms, Praefes, nomen tulit, corrupta voce nunc Belfars Hills appellamus) ingenti cymbarum numero re- pente parato nos ftupuit. Turn inito conlilio, inteflini belli ducibus vifum eft idoneum, Regis A mief- mifericordiam implorare, unde expediuntur qui- dam verfus aulam Regis tune temporis apud Warwicke, ferentes opulentas Regi gazas fui de- lifti et temerarii facinoris placabile pretium et gerfumam, quibufcum Rex generofus pacatus, hac tamen lege et conditione, ut quandiu fibi vide- batur caenobii fumptibus quadraginta milites Regii hofpitarentur, formidabat enim Rex ne dum is vires adverfus indomitos Scotos vibraret, Elienfis infula metuendx fane poteftates iterum periculoie dcficeret. Mittuntur, venmnt et adfunt milites cum famulatu, quorum quilibet, cuidam primi ordinis monacho, tanquam dux comiti, aut hofpes hofpiti mancipatur. Rex autem ftatuit ut Brith- noldus Cellerarius militibus et monachis in pub- lica caenobii aula promifcue commeatum admi- niftraret. Quid multa ? Duces comitibus, hofpites hofpitibus, milites monachis, monachi militibus gratiffimi ; nam univerfi fingulos, linguli univer- fos, quilibet quemlibet, omnibus humanitatis oificiis mutuo amplexi funt. Tandem civilibus inccndiis extinclis, aufpiciifque Regiis juxta animi fententiam ftabilitis, poft luftrum fevera ejus animadverfione pie fedata, placuit Regi jugum hoc, quo manachorum fuperbia fatis atterebatur, exuere ; militefque ad fumendas paenas de Robert! filii fui impia pravitate qui tune temporis laxis habenis in Normania luxuriabat, conqueftor re- vocat. Maefti decedebant ; at monachi noftri, mirabile diclu, non lacrymistantum clarifiimorum fodalium heroicorum militum, gratiflimorum hof- pitum, deceffum gemunt, fed verendo ululatu cxclamant, et peftora quafi fpe deftituti feriunt, more nupcr nuptae faeminas cujus vir e dulci com- plexu intempcftive ad arma rapitur j fuerunt enim anxii ( 3 ) anxii fe defertos rapinis obnoxios fore, quum hof- pitibus fuis armatis prefentibus quorum fidei fe luafque fortunas credidere otia fecure perage- bant. Jam itineri omnibus paratis, monachi noftri omnes quorum numerus erat copiofus capis induti decefluros generofos, cantilenis, crucibus, thuribi- libus, proceffionibus omnique folemrri more ufque Hadenham officioie comitabantur, reverfique cu- rabant ut graphice cujuflibet militis infignia in parietibus publicae aulse ubi comedebant pingantur, in militantium hofpitum inaffuetae humanitatis perpetuam memoriam, qux de tempore in tempus, de predeceflbribus in fucceflbres deque tenebrofa antiquitate in hanc noftram modernam pofterita- tem accurate delineata funt, non fine fuavi quadem admiratione omnibus afpicienda eodem ipfo modo quo marginalibus limbis fulgent, et hie honori- fice lucefcunt. 1. Opfall, miles, baliftarum dux, cum Godfredo monacho. 2. Walterus de Lucye, fcutifer Conqueftoris, cum Occu monacho. 3. Paynell, trecentorum peditum prcefes, cum Ednodo monacho. 4. Guido de San&o Leddegario, cum Adelmero monacho. 5. Haftingus, miles, navita peritus, cum Nigello monacho. 6. Hugo de Monte-forti, equitum dux, cum Odone monacho. 7. Adamus, exercitus capitalis marifcdlus, cum Seda monacho. 8. Blundus, manlmm militarium dux, cum Wil- noto monacho. A 2 9. Brian ( 4 ) 9 Brian de Clare, veteranus, cum Clitone mo- nacho. lo. Tychett, dux architenentium, cum Ofberico monacho. n. Fides de Furnival, Lombardus, cum Ofulplio monacho. 12. Richardus de ponte Fufconis, cum Leofrico juniori monacho. 13. Beumundus, equorum conqueftoris magifter, cum Gurtho monacho. 14. JEneas de Novo-Burgo, cum Olano caenobii facro monacho. 15. Robertus, Normannus, Marifcallus, cum Ra- nulpho monacho. 16. Mali, ducentorum peditum dux, cum Ederico monacho. 17. Bigotus, tertius Bigoti films, cum Edmundo monacho. 18. Lucye, Normannus, admirallus Conqueftoris, cum Conftantino monacho. 19. Alexander de Monte vigente cum Davide monacho. 20. Lucarnaflus, dux omnium bipennorum, cum Ofwaldo monacho. 21. Anthonius, cum Longa fpata, cum Alfredo monacho. 22. Johannes Malamanus, peditum fignifer, cum Ottone monacho. 23. Johannes de Eboraco, anglus, cum Felice monacho. 24. Kenulphus miles, Germanus, cum Ufikettell monacho. 25. Euftakius le blanke, fpeculator, cum Swano monacho. 26. Euftachius le noire, cum Edwino monacho. 27. Nigellus ( s ) 27. Nigellus de Fountayndore, cum Donaldo monacho. 28. Dunftannus le grofiemancus, cum Egberto monacho. 29. Bigotus, equitum trecentorum dux, cum Condulpho monacho. 30. Sewardus, anglus, annonae praefechis, cum Reoffino monacho. 31. Paganus de Graye, equitum fignifer, cum Athelgale monacho. 32. Bardolphus, operatoribus praeerat, cum Reco monacho. 33. Abrahamus de Pechye, cum Ethelberto fc- niore monacho. 34. Almundus Filius Alani, cum Biirthredo mo- nacho. 35. Talbotus, faepius in legatis miffus, cum Duffo monacho. 36. Argentis curam habuit vulneratorum, cum Helfrico monacho. 37. Gerardus de Longo-Campo, cum Wilftuno monacho. 38. Picotus, pontium procurator, cum HufFekettell monacho. 39. Belafms, praefes militum verfus Elyc, cum Utwaldo monacho. 40. Ivo, Willielmi comitis Warreni f rater, cum Leofrico monacho. TRANSLATION. IN the time of Thurflan, our Abbot of Ely, who was defcended from parents considerably emi- nent, in the town of Wichford, near Ely, King Harold, ( 6 ) Harold, the fon of Godwin, and with him almoft the whole nobility of England, were flam by the army of William, Duke of Normandy, firit coufin to St. Edward the King, on the feaft of St. Calixtus the Pope, and in the year of our lord one thoufand and fixty-fix. Wherefore, Egilwin, Bifhop of Durham, Egfrid, Abbot of St. Albans, Earl Margarus, and Edward Byarme, with va- rious other leading men of the realm, who ftre- nuoufly oppoling the attempts of theBaftard, fled to us, together with their friends, laden with their richeft treafures, by whofe afliftance we withftood, for feven years, the impetuous threa- tenings of the Normans ; until Belafius (for he, in this expedition, commanded the King's army) circumnavigating certain mounds at the extremity of the South caufe-way of Alderhithe, thrown up for the purpofe of the army's lodging fafely in the night, (from which Belafius, the General, took his name) though we now corruptly call them Belfar's Hills, and having unexpectedly got to- gether a great number of boats, furprized us. Then a council being held, it feemed advifeable to the leaders of this inteftine broil, to implore the royal mercy ; upon which fome were defpatched to the King's Court, at that time at Warwick, carrying rich treafures to the King, the gift of atonement, and compenfation of their mifconducl and rafh enterprize, with which the gracious King was fatisfied ; but on thefe terms and con- ditions that, during his pleafure, forty royal officers fliould be lodged at the expence of the Monaftery, for the King feared that while he was exerting his forces againft the unfubdued Scots, the Hie of Ely (which was in power truly formidable) ( 7 ) formidable) might again occafion fome danger by a revolt. The Knights are fent for, they arrive and are prefent with their houfehold, every one of whom has under a monk of the firft order, as an officer under his earl, or a gueft under his hoft. But the King ordered that Brithnoldus the Cellarer fhould difpenfe provifions to the officers and monks promifcuoufly, in the public Hall of the Convent. In fhort, the officers with their earls, the guefts with their hofts, the knights with their monks, the monks with their knights, were moft grateful to each other ; for, each of them, for each and all of them, mutually afforded each other the offices of humanity. At length the civil flames being cxtinguifhed, and the wifhes of the King being confirmed agreeable to his defire, after five years, his fevere reprehenfion being piouily appeafed, it pleafed the King to take away the yoke under which the pride of the monks had been fufficiently humbled, and the ' Conqueror recalled the officers to punifh the un- natural wickednefs of his fon Robert, who, at that time, was giving a full fcope to his pleafures in Normandy. They departed with grief, and our monks, wonderful to relate, lamented the departure of thefe moft illuftrious companions, heroic knights, and moft pleafing guefts, not only in tears, but in difmal howlings and exclamations, and ftrike their breafts in defpair, after the man- ner of a bride, whofe hufband is unfeafonably hurried from her fweet embraces to arms; for they were apprehenfive, that when forfaken, they would be expofed to plunder ; while their armed guefts remained, to whofe fidelity they committed themfelves and their fortunes, they fpent their time ( 8 ) time fecurely. All things being now ready for their journey, all our monks (of whom there was a great number) in their hoods, dutifully attended their generous guefts in their departure, as far as Hadenham, with hymns, crofles, thuribals, pro- ceffions, and every folemnity, and when returned took care to paint the arms of each Knight on the walls of the Refectory, to the perpetual remem- brance of the uncommon humanity of their mi- litary guefts, which from time to time, from anceftors to fucceffors, and from dark antiquity to our modern pofterity, are accurately delineated, to be feen by all, not without a certain pleafing admiration, in the fame ftile as they are depicted in the margin*, and here honourably hine forth. 1. Opfall the knight, commander of the flingers, with Godfrey the monk. 2. Walter de Lucye, fhield-bearer of the con- queror, with Occus the monk. 3. Paynell, the captain of 300 foot, with Ednodus the monk. 4. Guido de St. Leger, with Adelmerus the monk. , 5. Haftings the knight, an experienced feaman, with Nigel the monk. 6. Hugh de Montfort, commander of the horfe, with Odo the monk. 7. Adam, chief marlhall of the army, with Seda the monk. 8. Blundus, captain of the military bands, with Wilnotus the monk. 9. Brian de Clare, a veteran, with Clito the monk. 10. Tychett, * fa the original MS. the arms are cmblafoned in the margin. ( 9 ) 10. Tychett, leader of the archers, with Ofberic the monk. 11. Fides de Furnival, Lombard, with Ofulphus the monk. 12. Richard de ponte Fufconis, with the younger Leofric the monk. 13. Beumundus, mafter of the horfe to the Con- queror, with Gurth the monk. 14. .iflSneas de Newbrough, with Olanus, a pious monk of the convent. 15. Robert, a Norman, the marfhall, with Ra- nulph the monk. 16. Mali, captain of 200 foot, with Ederic the monk. 17. Bigot, third fon of Bigot, with Edmund the monk. 1 8. Lucye, a Norman, admiral of the Conqueror, with Conftantine the monk. 19. Alexander with David the monk. 20. Lucarnaffus, the leader of the battle axes, with Ofwald the monk. 21. Antony Longfword, with Alfred the monk. 22. John Malamanus, enfign of the foot, with Otto the monk. 23. John de York, an englishman, with Felix the monk. 24. Kenulph the knight, a German, with Uff- kettell the monk. 25. Euftace the fair, the fcout, with Swane the monk. 26. Euftace the fvvarthy, with Edwin the monk. 27. Nigell de Fountayndore, with Donald the monk. 28. Dunftan the maimed, with Egbert the monk. B 29. Bigot, 29. Bigot, captain of 300 horfe, with Condulphus the monk. 30. Seward, an englifliman, commiflary of the ftores, with Reoffin the monk. 31. Pagan de Graye, enfign of the horfe, with Athelgale the monk. 32. Bardolph, the chief engineer, with Recus the monk. 33. Abraham de Pechye, with Ethelbert the elder the monk. 34. Almund Fitz-Alan, with Burthredus the monk. 35. Talbot the ambafiador, with DufFus the monk. 30. Argentis the chirurgeon, with Helfric the monk. 37. Gerard de Longchamp, with Wilftun the monk. 38. Picott, furveyor of the bridges, with HufFe- kettell the monk. 39. Bclafius, commander in chief againft Elye, with Utwald the monk. 40. Ivo, brother of William, Earl Warren, with LeofFric the monk. SIR WILLIAM WALWORTH's WILL. SIR WILLIAM WALWORTH, knight, by will, bearing date 9 Rich, 2d, 1385, commends his foul to God, to the glorious Virgin Mary, to St. Michael, and all Saints, and directs his body to be buried within the chapel of St. Mary, in the parifli church of St. Michael, Crooked-Lane, Lon- don, before the north door which opens into the church-yard. ( II ) church-yard. Amongft various legacies, he be- queaths to the Prior and Convent of the Car- thuiian Order in Smithfield, lool. and a great Book, called the Lives of the Fathers, on con- dition that they ftiall celebrate divine fervice for the foul of the Teftator, and Matter John Love- kin, &c. Extracted from the regiftery a.t Doctors Commons, 1784. Extratt from the WILL of WILLIAM AKE- ROID, a Priefty who lived in HENRY Vllth time. IN the name of God Amen, 1 2th day of Sep- tember, in the year of our Lord 1 5 1 8 I, Wil- liam Akeroyd, found in mind, but old and weak in body, do make my will in this manner : Firft, I bequeath my foul to Almighty God, and the Blefled Virgin Mary, and to all Saints, and my body to be buried in my chancel of Marfton, otherwife Hoton-Wandfley, by the body of my mother. Item, I bequeath my beft beaft to the moft re- verend Father in Chrift, Lord Thomas, Cardinal of Rome, of the title of St. Ceiclia, and Archbifhop of York, or any other having canonical pofiefiion of that See as my mortuary. Item, I bequeath to a fitt Prieft, feven marks of good and lawful money of England, that he may pray for my foul, and for the fouls of my parents, and all my benefactors, for the fpace of one year B 2 in ( 12 ) in the faid church ; and one gradual, and two quarters of fine flour, to the four Orders of Bre- thren in the City of York, to be divided amongft them. Item, I bequeath two quarters of malt, made of barley, to the poor of my pariftiioners. In the Church-Wardens Books, belonging to the Parijh of St. Michael, in Spurriergate, in the City of York, inter alia, are the following Entries : 1518. ITEM, rafaivid for John Wyrall beryalj, and for s. d. ys Wytword, Item, for a feyke of Charkoll for Pafh evyn, iiij Item, payd to Tho. Cater for ys Fame Wage, xij Item, payd forWrytygof Scynt Royke mafle, ix Item, payd for makyng of ij tonykylls, and frenges to the fame, - ix Item, payd to the Clarke for feynt tellyn mes, vl. 9. for laydy mafle, - xx Item, payd for makyng of the tapytt's agayns Chryftymefle, - iiij Item, payd to Emond ye Wryght, & to hys Man, for iij days and a halfe, - ij iij Item, payd to Rychert Wilkynfon for half a day, - iij Item, payd to the Plumer for caftyng xi ftone of Lede, iiij Item, payd for berying thereof, ij Item, payd to John Wyrall for xiiij Stone of Lede, iiij viij Item, payd to a Plumer for a Weyke Warke, - iiij viij Item, payd to Emond the Wryght for a Weyke Warke, - xii Item, payd to Rychert the Teyler for a Weyke Warke, xxii |tem, payd to the Pyner for iiij days, ij iij Item, 8. d. Item, payd. to Joyner for a Hoylle Weyke, ij ix Jtem, payd for v Hundreth Walle Teyylle, - ij j Item, payd for a Payr of Jontters to a Ambre In the Kirk, - - ij Item, payd for a Quarter of Flatter, y Jtem, ij hundreth Sharphlings, xvj Item, paid for ij Wfkotfym, ij Item, paid for ij M Stonebred, - ij Item, recavid for Matter Gegs WyfFe, that hyp Huf- band Whyttyd to aur Kyrke warke, - iij iiij Item, paid for vij Zerds of lyne cloth for the Clarke Surples, r iij v Item, paid for Makyng of the fame, xvj Item, paid for xij Loyde of Cobyll Stone for Payfimg, iiy Item, paid for xiiij foytte of Glafle, - iiij Item, paid to the Paryfhe Clarke WyfFe for Under Clarke bord, for the fpace of vi Weyks & v Day, vj 1520. Item, rafavid of Robert Berker for Struying of the Kyrke, - iiij Item, recavid for iij Kyrchoys that was gyffyn to ye Kyrk wark, - y Jtem, paid for haloyng of ij ChalyfTys & iij Patans, a Corporax, & Auterclothes, iiij Item, paid for helpyng of ij hemches, (Images) - iiij Item, paid for ij Strynkylls, - jj Item, paid for a Mafle Book v Item, paid for a Baldrege to the Second belle, vj Item, paid for iij tapytts, - xv Item, paid for paryng of the Chyrch, - j Item, paid to B. Robert for his beyd Roylle, ij Item, paid to Thomas Cator for bloying the Horgons, ij Item, paid to the Pyfshe for Lady Mefs, - vi viij Item, paid for a belftryng for the lyttyll bell, - j Item, paid to Dobers, ij Jtem, paid for dry ferme, ij vj 1521. Item, rafavid for Mylyes Robynfon beriall, a tone of Platter. Item> ( '4 ) s. d. Item, paid for a Cord to the Sthyme, j Item, paid for a pair of Glovyffs to Under Clark, Item, paid for helpyng of the Pyke, - iiij Item, for Wafhfing of Cloyfe in the Kyrke, ij Item, for hormyyng of a bowytt to the Kirk, (a Lanthorn.) ij Item, rafavid of Matter Viccars clere to the Kirk Warks for a Obett for ys frends falls, & for Wax, iij v Item, rafavid of Herry for Struying of the Kyrke, - iiij Item, paid to Herry for the beide Royll, ij Item, paid kiltying belts, ij Item, paid for a pair off Moffyts for to Wafe the Corporax, ij Item, paid to the Frere that came fro Matter Raffe for a Reward, xvj Item, paid for a befom, ob. Item, paid for makyng of iij tapytt for the hye alt, ij Item to a labourer for iiij Day & i , xviij Md. That our Matters with all the hoyle Pifhoners, his con- tentyd that Sir Thomas Werell mail have his chawm, paying no farme for to mend his Wags, with all, for fo long as he remaynth with us, and Servyth Almighty God, and doyth us Servys. 1524, Item, rafavid for the beriall of Sir Robert Witton, iij iiij Item, rafavid of Sir Herre for Struying of the Kyrke, iiij Item, rafavid of Roland Garth for ye vacacons of Sir Robert Barker, that Sir Tho. Wyrall dyde ferve for that tyme to the be hoyffe of the Kyrke, - vl. Item, paid to the Preft and to the Clark for fynging of Shn. Meffe for a holle Zere, - xiij iiij Item, paid for ix Zerds or Flowryd Dameffe to make the whytt coppye Apon, - iijl. x viij Jtem, paid for a bawdregfle, xvj Item, paid for lying of a Leide Gutt, Item, paid for Dyghtyng of a Gut, ij Item, for bords to a Grefle, - v Item, for lytter for Dobyng, - iiij Item, paid for thayk bords and legs, - ij Item, paid for pawper and hynke, - - ij Md. ( '5 ) Md. Thatt we have fold at Pefe that John Carter s, d. Wyffe gayffe unto thys Kyrk, weing x uns, the unc iij, fum xxxs. the which (he gayff to the intent to hayffe at zerley Obett as that would Reythes, of the wyche fum we have takyng to the byeng of the Veftements, - - xviij iiij Item, payd for ij bukkylls to the bawdrygyes, ** t' f ij Item, payd for two Bawdrygyes, - xxij Item, payd for a Surplecloffe mending, V c - ij ob. Item, paid for dychyng off the Church Gutterys, - j Item, paid for a Wenyon of Flatter, j ob. 1526 Item, rafavid for a Gyrdyll that John Strynger Wyff gaffe to Seynt Myghell, vj Item, payd for vj Zerds & iij Quarter of Lyne cloth to mak the Parifh Preft a Surplex, - iijx x Item, to Sir Herre for the beid Royll, - ij ' Item, for ij Strynkylls, - j ob. Item, for dyghtyng of the Stawyll, - ij Item, paid for kyltyng belt, - ij Item, for Pawper to mak ij Regenall Books ; the on for the Roy'd lyght and Seynet Lyght ; the other for to writt our hympyllmentt of our how filt in, . ij Item, for the Coppy of the Bill that Efylwold put into the Doyk Councill, viij Item, to a laborar for lattyng and dobyng for viij days, xx Item, for gyrs to a fay, ij Item, for j Payns of Glafle to ys (Mylys Gylbank) hawll Windo, ij iiij Item, for ij Skyns of Patfmentt, - v 1 5 2 7- Item, refavid off Rychert Olyffe for a la Hynging CandylftyckofOrfey Wark, (N. B. Overfea.) iij iiij Memorandum. That the Kyrkwardens and Rychert Olyffe, and hys Wyffe, mad a condicon betwyxt them, that when yt fliall pies God to call the forfayd Rychert, Wyff, to ys Mercy, then the forefaid candylftyck mail Remayne to the Kyrk. Agayne and Apon yis condicon the forfaid and ys Wyff bowght ytt, wyt- neflyth heroff John Strynger. Item, rafavid of Pullan for the lay ne of a Ste, - ij Item, for a Glaffe for a Image to iett in ys breft, - j Item, ( 16 ) S. (1. Item, for iiij CalfFe Skyns, xiij Item, to a frerer for Wryttyng off a Sequens, iiij Item, to Sir Rychert fort, for byndyg of the Cowcher that lyyth before Sir Herri, and for the Covyng, vj Item, for Somynnyng of the Sadler, Item, to Adam for ys tornay fey agens the Sadler, - xvj Item, for a leyge and trenctylls, ij ob. Item, paid to the painting of Seynt Xpor, - ij j Item, paid for a Shoyfyll, ij ob. Item, paid for the Holy Watt fawtt, - ij viij 1528. Item, for iiij Holly Watte Strynkylls, iiij Item, paid for a Gandyll of lib. for Laydy Mefs, - vj Item, for a Loyfer, viij Item, for iiij thoufand Skafyme, - - iij 1529. Rafavid of Thomas Appylyerd for a God's Penne of the Howfe, - iij iiij Item, paid for Aylle and Bred when the Veftements was Sonnyd, - - iij Item, for ij qts. off Mawefey to Mr. Drax and Tho- mas Appylyerd, and for makyng of haffe of the Indentor, and the Oblegacon, for the Houfe that Thomas Appleyerd Dwells in, - xvj Item, paid for a Mafle boke, - xvij vj Item, for our Lady Candyl, v Item, paid to John Brady for waing of ys Mett for the fpace of ix days, xviij Rafavid of Calbeke xv fotte of Glaffe, the prife v Item, paid for ij Styks of vij Nyks, j ob. Item, paid for ij tallo Candylls, - iij Item, for a pynt of Wyne, ij Item, for ij Stoylls & vi Stancons for a bay Window, ij Item, for xviij loid of Cobylls and Sand, - x Item, rafavid for the Howfe in Mykylgatt of the Prior of the Black Freres, for Corpg. xi days, xx Item, rafavid of Mr. Marftiall for agreement aganes the iuderdytyng of our Kyrk, - - viij x Item, c ,17 ) W Item, paid for Bred and Ayll when \>e Sonned the $. d. Veftements, iij Item, i coo Stotfeyme Naylls, - xj Rafavid at Mr. Roger, eghtyn day, v Ib. Candylls, Item, rafavid at his thowlmothe Day, v Ib. Candyils. Item, rafavid of Sir Herre for helpyng of his q\vere, xiiij Paid for Mendyng of the Rowyll, xiiij Item, to a Gyrthe and a neyre to a Seye, - j Item, for a Rope to the Rowyll, xj Item, to Sir Herre for the Beidrowyll for ij Yeres, - iiij $j" Item, for Paynting of the Devyll in the noy end of the Churche, xij Item, for Ayll when we prafyd John Harnfhaw's guds, ij Item, forberyngof Harnfhaw's guds into the Churche, j Item, for helpyng of the GlafT Windowe at the Roy tt ofjefle, - j Item, paid to the Grey Freres for Rychert Thornton, obett of the Church guds, befydes what the pa- rilhoners offert, xij Item, paid for a Pottel of Mavefey and Mayne brede when we lokyd over the evedens, vij Item, paid to Sir John Stapylton for makyng of a deide, and a letter of Atomay, for Mafter'Roger Howffe, , xv j Item, rafavid for a Gyltyd pefe and ij Crownys for Ymages and brokyn pees that was of the Crofs. A Bukyll and a pennand, with vij Stoyches, all gylted, weing xxx Un'cs, the unc iiij, j fm. - vjl. ij v} Item, paid Maftris Hardlbn for helpyng ij Aibys - iiij Item, to Sir jolm Baitman for Syngynge in the Churche, - - - iij iiij Item, paid for the Coppye of the Articles thjt Mr. Dodlor Pawmys Declaryd Mr. Bartram acuriyd for iiij Item, for ij Pare of Gloves for Syngyng Amynd of me, iiij Item, for vj loyffers to both the Howies, - iv vj Item, for a Stsyk of vj Nyks for Sr.pys to a Grefe, ij Item, vj Wayne loid of fyererth, - ij Item, for ledyng away of Ramell, - iiij Item, for helpyng of the Paxe and the lattron, ij C Item, Item, to Robert when he brought the Clothes frome s. d. Byihope that was halowyd, ij Item, paid to Rychert Savege for a Quarter of the Lady Mafie, - xx Item, paid for Wyne that was gy ffyn to Mr. Honngatt, iij ob. Item, for a God's penny that was gyffyn to the paryfhe Clarke, j Item, paid for a frontleth to the Hye Alter, - ix Rafavid off the Stok in the Churche to helpe to pay for the Orgons, Item, rafavid of the Roid Light, - - iiijl. Item, off Seynt Seyth Lyglit, - iiijl. Item, paid for a pare of Organs, - - viijl. do. Expences maid of John Hamfhaw and John Wryght, what tyme yai fhuld have gone to the Comons. Item, to'Mr. Watfon for a payre of Splentts, xx Item, ij Doff Fonts, ij Irem, ij Payre of Bowtts, v ij Item, ij Gyrdylls, iij Item, ij Capys and ij Stoylls of leder, - iiij vj Item, for a Harrow cayfe and a Shottyng Glove, - viij Item, for a Boy to Malton, Item, for helpyng ij Pars of Splentts, iij Item, for Shoyng of Mr. Batma Hoffe, ij Item, for iiij baggs, iij Item, ij Paire of Sporys, - vj Item, iij zerd broide Whytt, - ij ix Item, for makyng of ij Cotts, viij Item, to Mr. Batma for hys Horfe and hys Mett, - viij Item, for helpyng of a bowe, ij 1537. Md. That we Rafavid by the Hands of the Keepers of Seynt Syth lyght, to pay to the Chawmer of York, to help to bryng that owt off Dett, - iij iiij Item, payd to a Carver for v days, - ij vj -1538. Item, rafavid of Seynt Sythe Stok, what tyme that we mould have bowght Wax wyth itt to have made Seynt Sythe light, fyve Dozen wax compleyt, - xiij iiij Item, to Nycolys Teyller and ys Man for iiij Days Theykyng and Poyntyng of the Churche, - iij iiij Item, ( '9 ) s. d. Item, for a Leyf of tynfull to fett on the gret Candyll, ob. Item, for a pare of Gloves for Playing of a Mynd of me, ij Item, for Sharplyngs for nalyng of Greffys, Item, for makyng of Hoyks and Snekys to Dorys, - j ob. Item, for ij loyd of firth for Rawmer Howrys, - j 539- Item, for a paxe to the hye Alter, - ij Item, for pake thread to Seynt pulcure Candylls, - ob. Item, to Sir Thomas Worali for takyng a proper Colet every Saturday at our Lady Mafic for Thomas Hardfong's Soulle, and his parent Soulls, and all Cryliyn ioulls, viij 1540. Item, rafavid of Robert Walforth ffor the Downg att Fyfhe Lendyng, - ij viij Item, paid ffor helpyng of ij bawtrys off the bells, vij Item, (For Talbys ffor the Amyilbs, ij Item, ffor a Holy Walter Strynkyll, j Item, ffor a Gallon of Aylle to the Laborars, ij Item, ffor Sornmons to the Wyff that fells Waffrons for Richert Ciuflon, - j Item, for xx loid of Sand againfi the Kyng * comyng, viij Item, for Swepyng att the Churche end, and berying away dyvers when the Kyng was here, ij Item, to vj Laborarars for vj days workyng at Eflyng- ton pytts for Gravell for the Kyng's btrctt agans his comyng, ij 1542. Item, for helpyng Hamrys in the Reveftry and for helping of tne Sepulcure Houfe, iiij Item, to a poy re Man for goyng to Tadcafter for Ly me, ij Item, to Gyllam's, the Orgon Maker ffor making of the Orgons in the Roid lofte Dubbyll fe fautt and the Regalls, - xi Item, gyffyn to the Gyllam a Godd's penny, j Item, for ij loyd of Dobyn Erth for Mailer Aple- garth's Subyll, j C 2 Item, V~ >r v Henry Vlllth. C 20 ) 1544. Item, for ijlb. Candylls for Chryftynefs to borne in s. d. the Morke Mornings, - iij Item, for helpyng of che Chyldren Albis - - v Item, forij boks of the New Proceiiions & kyrcleflbns, x Item, to Efbell for makyng clene of the Churche yerde at dyvers tymys for the hoylle yere, ij 1546. Item, for pake thred for byndyng of Seynt pulcur candylls, - - ob. Item, for whyt thred to the parim Clark for Sewyng of Seynt pulcure Howfe and the Veftments, j Item, to John Carver for a Day and Di mendyng of Seynt pukure Howfe, & for helpyng of the Angell's Wyngs, and the Stawylls in the Churche, and for di Day helpyng of the Hamerays in the Churche, xij Item, to Mr. Recorder for his Counfell when the Chauntryfle and Churche lands was prefented to the Kyng's Counfell, - v Item, to Myghell Clark for Copyng of our Com- pofition, - xij Item, to a LaboraF for beryng Moke owt of the Churehe and the Churche Yerd, what tyme the Seyntts was takyn down, ij 1600. Item, paid to my Lady Beckwith, for certain Glafie and trellices, and Waintfcott, which is in the Haufe that Mr. Mafkew dwelt in, and {he having the deal- ing for it, being tutor unto James Mailewe, which faid Glafs trelices and Wainfkott is now to remain in the Houfe as other Glafle and heir loomes dothe, vj viij 1608. Item, paid to William Wilfon, Lockfmith, for dreffing and mendyng the Callevers and Maikit, - v l6lO. Item, paid to Edward Binks for painting the King's Arms, - xxx Item, paid for a Gallon of Aile for the Ringers on the 5th of November, - viij Item, s. d. Item, paid for a Pound of Candylls for the Ringers, v Item, paid for half a Hundreth breeks and the Carriage, vij Item, paid for two Load of Cobles and three Loads of Sand, - viij Item, raceived of Chriftopher Crofte* , for his Wief 's buriall in the high Queer, - v N. B. Chriftopher Crofte had a Child buried in the fame year. 1619. Item, received of Mr. Sayill for his Wief fonn, Leo- nard Sleightholme buriall, j viij 1625. Item, paid to the Fletcher for Arrowes, - vj 1641. 1642. Item, for Ringing for Joy of the Triennial Par- liament, - 34 Item, for Ringing at the King and Prince's coming to York, the 18 March, 1641, 3 8 Item, for Ringing at the King's return from Scotland, November, 1641, 26 Item, for ringing when the Duke of York came to this Citty, 3 8 Item, for ringing the Day the Queen came to York, 7 March, 1642, I o 1663. Item, paid for 8 Mufkets, - - 2!. o o Item, paid for 4 Pikes, - 1,5 Item, paid for 6 Pair of Bandeleers - 15 1664. Item, paid for Trophye Money, - 3!. 8 8 1688. Paid for Ringing the day King William and Queen Mary was proclaimed, Feb. 17th, 5 Tht * Afterwards Sir Chriftopher Crofte, Kpight. fbe Inventory f of SIR WILLIAM FAIRFAX, KNYGHT, laite dyfeffedd. r I ^HE Inventorye Tryptyte Indented of all the Goods and JL Chatelles whiche laite was Sir William Fairfax of Stetin, in the Countie of the Citie of Yorke, Knighte, deceafed, appraifed by Barnard Pape, Richard Shepley, Conrard Stephenfon, Richard Brackman, and Ofvvyn Hedwyn, the xvth Day of Novembre, in the Year of our Lord God A Thoufand Five Hundreth Fifty and Eight. 1. s. d. In the Hall. In Primus, One Table with a frame and a Carpettr, vi Item, one Swayre Table and a Cobbert, iiij Item, hangyngs of Buckram and Say in the fame, v Item, landirons, - v Item, one Buffet Stole, ... vi Sum xx vj In the Farler where he lay. In his Purfe in Gould and Money, - - xiij vi viy Item, one Dublete, x Item, one Paire of Hoy fe, v Item, one Velvet Jerky n, viij Item, one Paire of Butts with Spurres, vi Item, one Sword with a Dager, v Item, one Hatt and a Cap, vi viij Item, one Gowne of Caffry fured and Garded with Velvet, xxv viij Item, vj Shirts, - xx Item, one Blake Cloke, - xiij iiij Item, one Cioke of Frefada, xiij iiij Sum xix viij In the Gallare. Item, one Standinge Bed with hangings of Dornex and the Teailer of Satten and burges with Chamlett, One Matters, a Feather bed, A Tel- fter, and a Coveringe, j viij Jtem, in the faid Chamber ij Hangings of Ares Warke, - iij 1. s. d. Item, one coveringe of a bed, - - iij iiij Item, ij Chifts and a Coberd, - , a '~ '"'' vij Item, ij Charres, " - &+it> ij Item, iiij hangings of Buckram, ' ; '-.' - iiij Item, one Plate Candilfticke, - - ij Sum vj viij iiij In the South Chamber. Item, one Standinge Bed, the Teafter of Read Velvet and Blake, One Matres, One Feather- bed, a bolfter, one Fuitane Blankitt, & a Cotton Blankitt, - xxxiij iiij Item, one duble coveringe belonginge to the faid bed, - 1 Item, one hanginge in the faid Chamber, ^01.-". x Item, iij ChiiVs and one Coberd, - xiij iiij Item, ij Sandirons, - iiij Item, one Whit Cap of Dames flowered with Gold, Vt r - - iij Sum viij x viij In the Great Chamber. Item one Standinge Bed, a Matres, a Feather bed, a Bolfter, a Pare of fuftane Blankitts, A Teafter of one Watered Velvett, the hanging! of Read and Grene farfanet, - iij Item, one duble Coveringe, - - iij Item, hangings in the faid Chamber, xxx Item, one table with Trefles and the Carpette and one Counterpoynte, - viij Item, one Small Table with a Carpette, - v Item, ij Coberts and ij Carpetts, - vi Item, iiij Chares, - - iiij Item, vj fawromesj - ij Item, iiij QwyfTsings, iiij Item, one Latyne Candilfticke, - - xij Sum xvj xj In the Indermer Chamber. Item, one Standinge Bed, A Matres and Feather bed, A Bolfter, A Coverlett, a Teafter of Tap- Here and Curtains of Say, and a Coveringe, - xxx Item, i. s . a. Item, iij Hangings of Ares Warke, xl Item, one Coberd with a Carpett, - . iij Item, one Chaire, - vj Sum iij viij vj In the New Chamber. Item, one Standinge bed, A Matres, A Feather bed, A Bolfter, ij Whit Fuftan Blankitts, One Twyle, A Teafter of Blew Damafee and Vel- vett, with Flowers and Curtens of Stuer Domex, iij Item, a Coveringe for the Same, xxx Item, hangings of Ares Warke, - iij x Item, one Velvet Qvyyminge, ij vj Item, iij Chaires, iij Buffet Stolles and a fawrome, iiij Item, ij Landirons, iij iiij Sum vij ix x In the Indermer Chamber. Item, one Standinge Bed and a MatrefTe, x Item, oue hanginge of Saye, iij Sum xiij In the Ryder Chamber. Item, one Standinge Bed, a Matrefs, a Feather bed, a Bolfter, ij fuftane Blankitts, ij Cover- letts, One Coveringe, A Teafter of Say, and Curtens of Dornex, xxvj viij Item, hangings of Buckram in the fame Chamber with a piece of Tapeftere, vij Item, one Swayre Table, a Chare and a fawrome, ij iiij Sum xxxvj In St. George Chamber. Item, one Stocke bed, a Feather bed, ij Pillowes, one-Coverlett, and a Coveringe, - x Item, one Stocke Bed, a Matrefs and a Bolfter, - iij iiij item, hangings of Ares warke, - x Sum 1. *. d. In the Great Parlour. Item, a Standinge bed, a Matrefs, a Feather bed, a Teafter, a Blew damafke flowred, a Bolfter, and a Coveringe, xl Item, one Table, with a Frame and a Carpett, - x Item, Hangings of Buckrame, - vij Item, one Coberd, with a Counterpayne, v Item, one Chaire, with two formes, - - xvj Item, ij Playte Candilftickes, - ij Sum iij v iiij In the Lowe and Hye Studye. Item, v Garnyfhe of Pewder VefTells, - x Item, one ]rone Stedye, - - - XX Item, one Candilfticke of Playte, - xij Item, iij drifts, - - - - x Item, one hanginge of Ares, - xl Item, one Carpett, - xx Item, iij Cotes of Playte, - - xx Item, ij drifts, - - iiij Item, ij Stolles, - ij Sum xv xvij In the Butre. Item, iiij Pewder Candilftickes, and iij of Latten, viij vj Item, one doften blake Potts, - viiij Item, v Stands and ij Tubes, - ij Item, ij Guges, - viij Item, one DofTen Twylt Napkins, - viij Item, one Diaper bord Clothe, viij Item, four bord Clothes, - xiij iiij Item, ij Toweles, V- , - xx Item, x paire of Shetts, Lyne and Samon, - * xxiij iiij Item, Codwaires, ; ~ iiij Sum xij x viij Item, one Chefte in the Chapell, iiij Item, one Iron chimley, . - _. v.*- vj viij Item, Well, ^ .- / - - xij Sum xij x viij D Item, ( 26 ) 1. 9. In the Brew-houfc. Item, one Lead, a Malhe fate, a Gilfate, and a Killing-tub, - xl Item, ij Bui tinge Tubes, - ij Sum xlij In the Kitchine. Item, iij BrafTe potts and a pofnett, - xx Item, iiij Braffinge Mortars and ij Pelteles - xxx Item, vij Spetts, - - xviij Item, v Paire of Rakes, iij Gallow-bawkes, and one Iron Chimley, - xj Item, one Chawfindyfhe, - xij Item, one great Pott with iij handles, xl Item, one Copper Pane, and one Brafle Pott, xlv Item, iiij Brafle Potts, and iij Fryering Panes, - xiij iiij Sum x vj viij Item, xxij Kyen, the price - - xxxij Item, xij fate Stotts, - xxvj Item, ij fate Oxen, - iiij Item, iiij fate Quyes, - v vj viij Item, vj Quyes, - - xij x Item, x Stotts of iij Yeres old, - - xiij vj viij Item, xxiiij Gwenter Nowt, - xviij Item, xxvj Calves, - vj Item, vj Bulles, - vij xiij iiij Item, Ixvj Wedders, - xiij iiij Item, vj Topes, xx- Item, Ixxij Yowes, - xij Item, a hundreth Lames, - - x Item, xv Swyne, Item, 1 Lods of Hay in the Clofes and about the Hall, - x Item, in the Laithe of Wheat and Rye, Ixxx Quarters, ' - xxiiij Item, in Barlye, xxiiij Quarters, - vj Item, in Ottes, xvj Quarters, Iiij iiij Item, in Reye, iij Quarters, xv Sum cciij ij iiij Tke C '7 ) The Playte. Item, one gilte Boll, weinge xxx Unces, at vs. 1. g. (L iiijd. the Unce, - viij Item, ij Standige Cuppes with Covers gilte, weinge xliij Unces, at vs. iiijd. the Unce, - - xj ix iiij Item, one other gilte Boll with a Cover, weinge xxxix Unces, at vs. iiijd, - x viij Item, iij Pottes gilt with Covers, weinge xliij and a half, at vs. iiijd. * > - xj xij Item, ij Suites with a Cover gilte, weinge xxiij Uunces and a half, at vs. iiijd. the Unce, - vj v iiij Sum xlvij xiij viij Item, one greate potte parcel, gilte, weinge Iviij Unces and a half, at iijs. xd. the Unce, - xiijj ij ix Item, other pott parcell gilte, weinge xxxij Unces, at iiij s. xd the Unce, - - vijxiiij viij Item, one Walter pott pcell. gilte, weinge xvj Unces and a Yuartern, at iiijs. xd. the Unce - iij viij Item, one Ure pcell. gilte, weinge xxv Unces, at do. - v xvj vj Item, one other Ure, weinge xviij Unces, pcell. gilte, at iiijs. xd. p. Unce, - iiij ix r Item, one plaine Boll pcell. gilte, with a hyndehed, weinge xxxiij Unces, at iijs. xd. the Unce, - vii xix Item, one punched Boll pcell. gilte, weinge xxx Unces, at iiijs. xd. the Unce, - vij xiij Item, ij Chafte pecs, weinge xix Unces and a half, at iiijs. xd. the Unce, - iiij xiij Item, one pece of Chyne of Gold, weing xiiij Unces, at Iviijs. Unce, - xl vj Sum Ixxxxvj xiij vj Item, one goblett Pcell. gilt, weinge xj Unces and a Quarteron, at iiijs. xd. the Unce, - liiij iiij Item, one Ayll pott Pcell. gilte, weinge x Unces, xlviij Item, one old Scott Salte, ij Spones, weinge viij Unces and a Qiiartron, at iiijs. xd. - xxxix Item, one Stone pott, with a cover, and a fote of Silver, weinge iij Unces, at iiijs. xd. xiiij vj Jtem, other Stone pott, with a cover, gilte, weiage an Uace, - - v iiij Sum viij ij v D 2 Item, Item, in Gold and Silver, Item, one Table clothe of Diaper of v yerds Longe, Item, iij Twylt Table clothes of xvj yerds Longe, Item, iiij Diaper Towelles of xxiiij yerds Longe, Item, ij Table clothes of Lyne, of x yerds Longe, Item, ij Towelles of Lyne, of vij yerds, Item, iij Payninge Clothes, Item, ij Payninge Clothes, Item, iiij Diaper Napkins, 1. mxliiij s. XV xvij XX d. y ui j Xl \ ii vii J Sam, mxlvij ix ij Item, a Hundreth Shep abowed the Place, Item, Score Quartern Barle, Item, in Peys, xvi Quarters, Item, xj Quarters White, IX - xxv .vv , - iiij vuj Sum xlij viij Item, ij Mares and iij Folles in the Place, - v Item, one Mare and her Folles, - - xl Item, ij Twenter Fylles, - - xxxvi Item, one White Mare and her Folle, - xl Item, one Graye Mare and a Folle - x.xxiij iiij Item, one Graye Fille, - xxvj viij Item, ij Graye Twenter Staigs, - xl Item, a Bay Stoned Staige, - - xxvj viij Item, one Graye Staige, - - iij Item, one Bald Horfe, - xviij iiij Item, a Graye Staige, - iij Item, one Graye Horfe, xl Item, one Bay Staige, - xxxiij iiij Item, one Blake Stoned Horfe, - xlvi viij Item, Huftlement about the Hall and the Hawfes, xl Sum xxxj xvj Goods at Dynton. Imprimis, vij Calves on the Place, - xlij Item, Ix Twenter Shep Wethers, Gemers & Tuepes, vij Item, iij Kyen and Two Quyes, - vj Item, xi Old Yowes, - xxiij Item, ij Yonge Kyen and iij Quyes, - v x Item, one Whit Stott, - x Item, l. $. d. Item, vj Twenter Quys and Stotts, .-. - iiij Item, ij Stotts, Price ; - ,_ - xliiij Item, Ixiij Lames, Price - - iiij x Item, xxiiij Wethers, Price *, .. - xvj Item, one Mare and her Folle, " ; *' ' * xxxiij iiij Item, ij Mares, price - xxx Item, one Staige, - ,-.' - xxiiij iiij ttem, xxvj Lods of Hay, - - - vij Item, one Feather bed, with Bolfler and Pillow, - vij Item, ij Matrefles, - - vj viij Item, one Teaiter of Dornex, - iij Item, Curlings, - viij Item, one Counterpoynt, - - ij iiij Item, iij Coverletts price - v Item, iij pair of Shetts, - ' ''"* z Item, one Sarmon Bordclothe, '^- xvj Item, viij Napkyns, - ij iiij Item, ij Carpets, - - iij Item, ij Silk Quimens, - - iij Item, ij Quimens of Leather, - - viij Item, one Balyn and Ure, - * V Item, ij Tyn Gobletts, - - xij Item, ij Salts of Tyn, - viij Item, one Pewder Flagett, - . xvj Item, ij Chargers - iiij Item, Pewder Dimes - - xij Item, vj Sawfers, - iiij Item, xijj Playte Trenchers, - - viij Item, iiij Powdefliares ... z yj Item, vj Stone Potts, - xij Item, one Kneyfe with a Forke, - xij Item, iiij Juges with Covers, - - xvj Item, v Candiiftickes, - - . ' f Item, one other Candilfticke, - xx Item, ij Pillowe Beres, - - xvj Sum Ixvj vj viij Debts owinge to the faid Sir William Fairfax. Imprimis, of the Executors of John Good, - xiiij Item, of John Lovell, x - - xxvij Item, of Mr. Alke, - - xxxvij Sum of all the Goods and Debts, mvijix ij v Debts Bebts owinge by the faid Sir Will! am Fairfax. l. s. d. Imprimis, to Thomas Harp, - viiij nijj Item, to John Kelfay, - xl Item, to Smith of Bolton, - - xxvj Item, to Hewitt Tailler, - xlvij Item, to William Allen, - - xxxiij iiij Item, to Thomfon of Wetherby, xx Item, to Vincent Lelame, for making Guy Fair- fax appel, - vj iij Sum xviij viij vij Legacies and Funeralles. Item, to Henry Fairfax, - - ccc Item, to Brygate and Urfele, - - dccc Item, to Elizabeth Rocklay, - cc Marks. Item, to the Childrene of Robert Roklay, - c Marks. Item, to Saw flan, - c ditto. Item, to William Hawmond, - x Item, for Blake Clothe, - cviij iij Item, to Mr. Hall, - xvij x vij Item, for Torches and Wax, - vj Item, Money payd at the Buriall, - xvj Ite;n, to Humfrey Brereton for his Cott of Arms and other Neceflaries, - vj xiij iiij Sum of the Lagacies, Funeralles, and Dett, mvlxxxiijx vj iij ORDER/or the HOUSE at DENTON, written by THOMAS, LORD FAIRFAX, of Denton^ tranfcribed from the manufcript in the poffejffion of GEORGE WILLIAM FAIRFAX, Efq; of Fowl/Ion. REMEMBRANCE for Servants. That all the Servants be ready upon the Tarras at fuch tymes as the Strangers do come to attend their allighting. Prayers. Prayers. That one of the Chapell Bells be runge before the Prayers one quarter of an hower, at which Summons the Butler muft pre- pare for coveringe, but not cover. Porter. When the Prayers fliall beginne, (or % very little before) the Gates on all Sides muft be fhutt and locked, and the Porter muft come in to Prayers, with the Keyes, and after Service done, the Gates muft be opened untill the Uiher warn to the Ureffer. Butler. The Butler, with the Yeoman of the Chamber, or fome other Yeoman, muft go to cover ; the Prayer done, Formes and Cuffins where the Ladies and the reft did Sitt, muft be removed. Servants after Supper. After Supper (I mean of the Servants) they mnft prefently repair into the dining Chamber, and there remove Stoles ; fee what other things be neceffary, and attende further directions until Liverys bee ferved, which they muft be ready for upon the warninge, and in the mean time, lett the Butler, with one to help him, make them ready, and lett not thefe Servants depart untill the beft Sort of Strangers have taken their Lodgings, and the Porter muft lock the Doors and keep the Keys. Morning. Let the Servants attend by Seven of the clock in the Morninge in the Hall ; the Clark of the Kitchen muft appoint the Cooks what muft be for Breakfaft for the Ladies in the Chambers, and likewife for the Gentlemen in the Hall or Parlour, which muft be ferved by Eight of the Clock, and not after. Dinner muft be ready by Eleven of the Clock. Prayers tenne, and then order obferved as before- faid. The ( 3* ) The Hall. The Great Chamber being ferved, the Steward and Chaplain rrmft fitt down in the Hall, and call unto them- the Gentlemen, if there be unplaced above, and then the Servants of the Strangers Matters, as they be in degree. For the llfhers. The Ufher's words of Di- rections : Firft, when they go to cover, he muft go before them thro* the Hall, crying, by your leaves, Gentlemen ftand by the Coveringe done : He muft fay, Gentlemen and Yeomen for Place; then he muft warn to the Drefler, Gen- tlemen and Yeomen, to drefler, and he muft attend the Meat going thro' the Hall, crying, by your leaves, my Mafters ; likewife he muft warne the Second Courfe, and attend it as afforefaid. If breade or bear be wantinge on the Hall Table, he muft call aloud at the Barre Breade or Bear for the Hall. If any unworthy Fellow do fitt himfelf down before his betters, he muft take him up and place him lower. For the Chamber. Let the beft fafhioned and apparelled Servants attend above the Salt, the rcit below.. If one Servant have occafion to fpeak to another about fervice of the Table, let him whifper, for noyfe is uncivil. If any Servant have occafion to goe forth of the Chamber for any thing, let him make hafte, and fee that noe more than twoe be abfent. And for the preven- tion of Errands, lett all Saufes be ready at the Door, for even one Meflage of Muftard will take a Man's Attendance from the Table, but leaft any thing happen unexpected, let the Boy ftand within the Chamber dore for Errants, and fee that your Water and Voider be ready foe foon as Meate be ferved, and fet on the Table without ; have a good eye to the bord for empty dimes, and placing of others, and let not the Bord be unfurnifhed. The ( 33 ) The Cup-Bord.-Let noe man fill Beare or \Vine but the Cupber-keep, who muft make choife of his glaffes or cups for the Company, and not ferve them hand-over-head ; he muft allfo know which be for Bear, and which be for Wine, for it were a foul thinge to mix them to- gether. Once again let me admonifh Silence, for it is the greateft part of Civility. Let him who doth order the Table be the laft in, to fee that nothing be left behind that ftiou'd t>e taken away. If there be any thing which I cannot re- member, I refer to your good care, otherwife I fhou'd feem to write a book hereof. < T. FAIRFAX. A Copy of the EARL of DERBY'S LETTER, to OLIVER CROMWELL, found in the Cup- board walled up at OLIVER'S own Houfe at Huntingdon. Received your Letter with indignation and with fcorn : I return you this anfwer, that I cannot but wonder you ihou'd gather any hopes from me that I fliou'd, like you, prove trea- cherous to my Sov'raign i: Since you cannot be infenfible of my former actings in his late Ma- jefty's fervice, from which principle of loyalty I am in no whit departed. I fcorn your proffers, I difdain your favors, I abhor your treafon, and am fo far from deliver- ing up this Ifland to your advantage, that I will keep it to the utmoft of my power, to your deftruclion. E Take ( 34 ) Take this your final anfwer, and forbear any further folicitations, for if you trouble me with any more meffages on this occafion, I will burn your paper, and hang the bearer. This is the immutable refolution, and (hall be the undoubted practice of him who accounts it his chiefeft Glory to be his Majefly's moft loyall Subject. DERBY. Cqftleton, July i2/#, 1640. ULF's HORN. ULFs HORN at YORK when the Reform- ation began, in King Edward Vlth. time, was fwept away, amongft other coftly ornaments, and fold to a Goldfmith, who took away from it the tipping of Gold, wherewith it was adorned, and the Gold Chain which was affixed to it. After which time, the Horn itfelf, cutt in Ivory, of an Octagon form, came into the hands of Ge- neral Fairfax, who being a lover of Antiques, preferved it during the confufion of the Civil Wars ; whofe memory is defervedly honoured for other generous actions of this nature, fuch as allowing Mr. Dodfworth the Antiquarian, a yearly falary to preferve the infcriptions in Churches. The giving thefe valuable manufcripts to the Univerfity of Oxford, and his preferving the Public Library there, as he did the Cathedral of York, from being fpoiled and defaced, after the furrender of the City, and he dying in 1671, this Horn came into the pofleflion of his near kinfman, Henry, Lord Fairfax, who ornamented it anew, and reftored it to its ancient Repofitory in the Minfter, where it now remains a noble monument of modern, as well as antient piety. We ( 35 ) WE whofe names are Subfcribed do humbly certify unto your facred Majefty, that Captain Richard Harland, hath faithfully ferved your Majefty, and your Royall Father, and hath been a great Sufferer for his loyalty ; and that Humphrey Harward, the prefent keeper of your Majefty's Houfe at York, called the Mannour, is a Perfon of evil Principles, and one who par- ticularly affirmed, as was witnefled by Perfons of good reputation, that Regicide was no crime, and Sacriledge no Sin, which being avouched by us before your Majefty, and your Lords of your Moft Honourable Privy Councell, it was ordered, that Captain Richard Harland fhou'd be fettled in the Cuftody of that Houfe, called the Man- nour, altho' he is not put in poffeflion of the fame, by reafon of the order is not yet figned. February 25, 1661. Richard Mauleuerer. J. Scott. Thomas Gower. Conyers Darcy, J. Crofland. John Goodricke. Metcalfe. Thomas Strickland. Watt Strickland. Robinfon, READ in COUNCIL, February 20, The following CURIOUS CHARACTER of Mr. HASTINGS is taken from the frjl EARL of SHAFTSBURY'S Memoirs. * IN the year 1638 lived Mr. HASTINGS: By his quality he was fon, brother, and uncle to the Paris of HUNTINGDON. He was, peradventure, 2 an an origin in our age, or rather the copy of our antient Nobility, in hunting, not warlike times. He was low, very ftrong, and very active ; of a redden flaxen hair ; his cloaths always green cloth, and never all worth when new five pounds. His houfe was perfectly of the old falhion, in the midft of a large park well ftocked with deer, and, near the houfe, rabbits to ferve his kitchen ; many fifli-ponds, and great ftore of wood and timber, a bowling-green in it, long but narrow, full of Shigh ridges, it being never levelled fince it was plow'd ; they ufed round fand bowls, and it had a banqueting-houfe like a ftand, a large one, built in a tree. He kept all manner of fport hounds that ran buck, fox, hare, and badger and otter ; and hawks, long and ftiort winged. He had all forts of nets for fiming ; he had a walk in the New Foreft, and the manor of Chriftchurch ; this laft fupply'd him with red deer, fea and river fifh : and indeed all his neighbours grounds and royal- ties were free to him ; fo he beftowed all his time in thofe fports, but what he borrowed to carrefs his neighbours wives and daughters, there being not a woman in all his walks, of the degree of a yeoman's wife, or under, and under the age of forty, but it was extremely her fault, if he was not intimately acquainted with her. This made him very popular, always fpeaking kindly to the hufband, brother, or father, who was to boot very welcome to his houfe when e'er he came : there he found beef, pudding, and fmall beer in great plenty ; a houfe not fo neatly kept as to fhame him or his dufty (hoes ; the great hall ftrewed with marrowbones, full of hawks perches, hounds, fpanie's, and terriers ; the upper fide of the hall hung with fox-fkins of this and the laft years ( 37 ) years killing; here and there a polecat intermixed, gamekeeper's and huntfman's poles in abundance. The parlour was a long large room, as properly furnifhed ; on a great hearth, paved with brick, lay fome terriers, and the choiceft hounds and fpaniels : feldom but two of the great chairs had litters of cats in them, which were not to be diflurbed, he having always three or four attend- ing him at dinner, and a little white round ftick of fourteen inches long lying by his trencher, that he might defend luch meat as he had no mind to part with to them. The windows, which were very large, ferved for places to lay his arrows, crofs-bows, and ftone-bows, and other fuch like accoutrements ; the corners of the room full of the beft-chofe hunting and hawking poles ; an oyfter table at the lower end, which was of conftant ufe twice a day all the year round ; for he never failed to eat oyfters before dinner and fupper, thro' all feafons ; the neighbouring town of Pool fupply'd him with them. The upper part of the room had two fmall tables and a dek, on, the one fide of which was the Church Bible, and on the other the book of martyrs ; on the tables were hawks hoods and bells, and fuch like. Two or three old green hats with their crowns thruft in, fo as to hold ten or a dozen eggs, which were of a pheafant kind of poultry, he took much care of, and fed himfelf. Tables, dice, cards, and boxes, were not wanting. In the hole of the defk were ftore of tobacco-pipes that had been us'd. On one fide of this end of the room was the door of a clofet, wherein ilood the ftrong beer and wine, which never came thence but in lingle glafies, that being the rule of the houfe exactly obferved, for he never exceeded in drink, nor permitted it, Oa ( 38 ; On the other fide was a door into an old chapel, not ufed for devotion ; the pulpit, as the fafeii place, was never wanting of a cold chine of beef, venifon pafty, gammon of bacon, or great apple- pye with thick cruft, extremely hard bak'd. His table coft him not much, tho* it was good to eat at ; his fports fupply'd all but beef and mutton, except Fridays, when he had the beft fait fifh, as well as other fifh he could get, and was the day that his neighbours of beft quality vifited him.- He never wanted a London pudding, and always fang it in with, " MY PERT EYES THEREIN, A. J| He drank a glafs or two of wine at meals, very often fyrrup of gilly -flower in his fack, and had always a tun glafs without feet ftood by him, holding a pint of fmall beer, which he often ftirred with rofemary. He was well natured, but foon angry, calling his fervants baftards and cuckoldly knaves, in one of which he often fpoke truth to his own knowledge, and fomctimes in both, tho' of the fame man. He lived to a hundred, never loft his eye-fight, but always writ and read with- out fpedlaclcs, and got on horfeback without help. Until paft fourfcore he rid to the death of a ftag as well as any. The Form of a MARRIAGE CONTRACT ufed by the QUAKERS, about the period ivhen the Set! commenced^ which is Jlill continued with little variation. E it known unto all people unto whom this > writing may come, that John Thompfon, of Scavvton, in the County of Yorke, huibandman, and and Rebeckah Bowlbie, of Alkrigg, within the County aforcfaid, haveing declared and publiftied their intentions of Marriage, together, in the Aflemblies of God's People, according to their order, and likewife haveing the confent of their relations, and the aflent of friends in the truth, and being found clear from all other perfons, were upon the feventh day of the ninth month, in the year one thoufand fix hundred and eighty and two, joyned together in Marriage, ac- cording to the law of God, and the example, and Prelident of his Antient People, as is recorded in the Scriptures ; for he the faid John Thompfon, tooke her, the faid Rebeckah Bowlbie, to be his Wife, and fhe in like manner tooke him to be her Hufband, in the feare and prefence of Almighty God ; and before us whofe names are fubfcribed, and they did, and doe hereby each of them pro- mis and engage to be faithfull one to another, in that neare relation of Marriage, foe longe as it pleafeth God to continue them both in this earthly tabernacle, in witnefle whereof we have fett to our hands the day and year abovefaid. William Thurnam. John Thompfon. Thomas Rowland. Rebeckah Thompfon. Nicholas Firbanke. Dorothy Lighten, &c. &c. EXPENCE ( 40 ) EXPENCE C/BURNING tf WlTCH, A. D. 1649. (From an Antient MS.} Count gifen out be ALEX. LOUDDON, in LYLS- TOUN, in the year of God 1649 y e * r * s * f or MARGARETDoLMOUNEj/tfBuRNCASTELL, ITEM, in the firft to William Currie and Andrew Grey, for watching of hir 30 days, in deilk-day, 3oxxx fh. inde, - xlv lib. Scotts. Item, mair to John Kinked, for brodding of hir, - vi lib. Scotts. Mair for meat and drink, and wyne to him and his Man, ... iiii lib. Scotts. Mair for cloth to hir, - . iii lib. Scotts. Mair for twa tare treis, - xl (h. Scotts. Item, for twa treis, and the making of them to the Warkmen, iii lib. Scotts. Item, to the Hangman in Hadingtoun, and fetching of him thrie dollores tor his Pens, is - iiii lib. xiiii fh. Item, mair for meit and drink, and wyne for his interring, iii lib. Scctts. Item, mair for ane man and twa hors for the fetching of him and taking of him hame again, - - xl lib Scotts. Mair to hir for meit and drink, ilk ane day iiii fh. the fpace of xxx days, is - vi lib. Scotts. Item, mair to the twa Officers, for their fie ilk day, is fex fhilling aught penne*, is - x lib. Scotts. Summa is iiii Scoir xii lib. xiiii GHILBERT LAUDER. LAUDER BILZUARS. Takin of this above written foume, Twenty Seaven Pundis Scotis qlk. the faid umqe. Mar- garet Dinham had of her ain. (' 41 ) At the COUNCIL CHAMBER, In WHITE- HALL, Monday ', 22d of Ottober, 1688. THIS day an extraordinary Council met ; where were likewife prefent by his Majefty's deiire and appointment : Her Majefty, the Queen Dowager, and fuch of the Peers of this Kingdom, both Spiritual and Temporal as were in town ; and alfo the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London, the Judges, and feveral of their Majefties Council Learned, hereafter named : The King's Moft Excellent Majefly. Her Majefty, the Queen Dowager, in a chair placed on the King's right hand. His Royal Highnefs Prince George of Denmark. Lord Chancellor. Lord Prefident. Lord Privy Seal. Duke of Hamilton. Lord Chamberlain. Earls of Oxford. Huntington. Peterborow. Craven. Berkley. Rochefter. Moray. Middleton. Melfort. Caftlemain. Vifcount Preflon. Lord Bellaflis. Lord Godolphin. Lord Dover. Mr. Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. Mafter of the Rolls. Lord Chief Juftice Her- bert. Sir Thomas Strickland. Sir Nicholas Butler. Mr. Titus. Lord Archbifhop of Can- terbury. Dukes ot Norfolk. Giafton. Ormond. Northumberland Marquefs of Halyfax. Earls of Pembroke. Salilbury. Clarendon. Cardigan. Ailefbury. Burlington. Lichfield. Feverfham. ' Nottingham. Vifcount Newport. Vifcount 42 ; Vifcount Weymouth, Lords Mountague. Bifhops of London. Herbert of Cher. Winchefter. bury, Rochefter. Lord Vaughan, Earl of Chcfler. Carbery St. Davids. Colepepper. Lords North- Churchill. Chandos. Wallgrave. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London. Sir Robert Wright, Lord Chief Juftice of the King's Bench, Sir Thomas Powel, ? T n- tv r> t. Sir Robert Baldock, 5 J uftlCeS f Kl "S s Bench ' Sir Thomas Street, ~) Sir Edward Lutwich, Juflices of the Common Pleas, Sir Thomas Jennor, j Sir Richard Heath, ") Sir Charles Ingleby, > Barons of the Exchequer, Sir John Rotherham, j Sir John Maynard, p Sir John Holt, vHis Majefty's Seijeants at Law, Sir Ambrofe Philips, _) Sir Thomas Powis, his Majefty's Attorney General. Sir William Williams, his Majefty's Solicitor GcneraJ. Sir James Butler. Mr. North, the Queen's Attorney. Mr. Mountague, the Queen's Solicitor, ir Charles Porter. To whom His MAJESTY^^^ to this tffeft \ MY LORDS, I HAVE called you together upon a very ex^ traordinary occaiion, but extraordinary difeafes muft have extraordinary remedies. The malicious endeavours of my enemies, have fo poyfoned the minds of fome of my fubje&s ; that by the reports I have from all hands, I have reafpn to believe, that ( 43 ) that very many doe not think this Son, with which God hath blefled me, to be mine, but a fuppofed Child. But I may fay, that by particular Providence, fcarce any Prince was ever born, where there were fo many perfons prefent. I have taken this time to have the matter hearde and examined here, expecting that the Prince of Orange with the firft Eafterly wind will invade this King- dom ; and as I have often ventured my life for the Nation before I came to the Crown, fo I think myfelf more obliged to doe the fame now I am King, and doe intend to goe in perfon againft him, whereby I may be expofed to accidents, and therefore I thought it necefiary to have this now done, in order to fatisfie the minds of my fub- jecls, and to prevent this Kingdom being engaged in blood and confufion after my death, defiring to doe allways what may contribute moft to the eafe and quiet of my fubjecls, which I have fhewed by fecuring to them their liberty of confcience, and the enjoyment of their properties, which I will allways preferve. I have defired the Queen Dowager to give herfelf the trouble to come hither, to declare what me knows concerning the birth of my Son, and moft of the Ladies, Lords, and other perfons who were prefent, are ready here to depoie upon oath their knowledge of this matter. Whereupon the Queen Dowager was pleafed to fay, That when the King fent for her to the Queen's labour, {he came as foon as me could, and never ftirred from her till me was delivered f the Prince of Wales. CATHERINA R. E 2 And ( 44 * And the following DEPOSITIONS were all taken upon Oath : Elizabeth, Lady Marchionefs of Powis, depofeth, That about the apth of December laft, the Queen was likely to mifcarry; whereupon (he immediately went unto her, and offered her fome effectual remedies, which are made ufe off on the like occafion, which the Queen ordered this de- ponent to acquaint the Doctors with. The day following the Quaen Dowager fent this deponent to fee how the Queen did ; who replyed, me had a pretty good night, and did think me had quickened, but could not be pofitive till me felt it again ; that after this the deponent did frequently wait on the Queen in the morning, and did fee her fhift her feverall dayes, and generally faw the milk, and fometimes wet upon her fmock. That fome time after this deponent went into the country, and came not up till a few days before the Queen was brought to bed, and was in the room a quarter of an hour before ; and at the time of her delivery of the Prince by Mrs. Wilks, her Majefty's Midwife, which this deponent faw, and immediately went with the Prince, carried by Mrs. Delabadie, into the Queen's little bed- chamber, where fhe faw Sir Thomas Witherby fent for by the Midwife, who gave the child three dropps of fomething, which came into the world with him*, which this deponent faw done ; and this deponent doth averr, this Prince to be the fame child which was then born, and that (lie has never been from him one day fince. ELIZA. Powis. Anne ( 45 ) Anne, Countefs of Aran, depofeth, That {he went to the Queen from Whitehall to St. James's, as foon as fhe heard that her Majefty was in labour ; when fhe came, fhe found the Queen in bed, complaining of little pains. The Lady Sunder- land, Lady Rofcommon, Mrs. Labadie, and the Midwife, were on that fide of the bed where the Queen lay, and this deponent with a great many others flood on the other fide all the time till the Queen was delivered ; as foon as her Majefty was delivered, fhe faid, O Lord, I doe not hear the child cry, and immediately upon that, this deponent did hear it cry, and faw the Midwife take the child out of the bed and give it to Mrs. Labadie, who carried it into the little bedchamber, where fhe, this deponent followed her, and faw .that it was a fon, and that like wife fhe, the de- ponent, hath feverall times feen milk run out upon the Queen's fmock, during her being with child. A. ARAN. Penelope, Countefs of Peterborow, depofeth, That fhe was often with the Queen, while her Majefty was laft with child, and faw the milk often upon her Majefty's fmock, when fhe, the de- ponent, took it off from the Queen, and often faw her Majefty's belly, fo as it could not be but that fhe was with child. That the faid de- ponent flood by the bed fide on the loth of June laft in the morning, while the Queen was de- livered of the Prince of Wales. P. PETERBOROW. Anne, Countefs of Sunderland, depofeth, That June the loth, 1688, being Trinity Sunday, the deponent ( 46 ) deponent went to St. James's Chappel, at eight of the clock in the morning, intending to receive the Sacrament ; but in the beginning of the Com- munion Service, the man which looks to the Chappel came to the deponent, and told her flie muft come to the Queen ; the deponent faid fhc would as foon as prayers were done ; in a very little time after, another man came up to the Altar to the deponent, and faid the Queen was in labour, and the deponent muft come to her Ma- jefty, who then went directly to the Queen's bedchamber. As foon as the deponent came in, her Majefty told her, this deponent, flie believed ftie was in labour. By this time the bed was warmed, and the Queen went into bed, and the King came in ; the Queen afked the King if he had fent for the Queen Dowager, he faid, he had fent for every body. The faid deponent flood at the Queen's bolfter, thelady Rofcommon, Mrs. De- labadie, and the Midwife, on that fide of the bed where the Queen was delivered. After fome lingring paines the Queen faid ihe feared flie fhould not be brought to bed a good while ; but enquiring of the Midwife, me allured her Ma- jefty, that (he wanted only one thorow paine to bring the child into the world ; upon which the Queen faid it was impoffible, the child lies fo high, and commanded this deponent to lay her hand on her Majefty's belly, to feel how high the child lay, which the deponent did ; but foon after a great pain came on at paft nine of the clock, and the Queen was delivered ; which the Midwife by pulling the deponent by the coat, affured her was a fon, it being the fign me told the deponent {he would give her, the Queen having charged her not to ( 47 ) toletherMajefty know prefently whether it was fon or daughter. As foon as the Midwife had given the deponent the fign, the deponent made a fign to the King that it was a fon. When the Mid- wife had done her office, ftie gave the child to Mrs. Delabadie, which was a fon, and {lie carried it into the little bedchamber. A, SUNDERLAND. Ifabella, Countefs of Rofcommon, depofeth, That on the icth of June laft, (he ftood by the Lady Sunderland in the Queen's bedchamber, while the Queen was in labour, and faw the Prince of Wales when he was taken out of the bed by the Midwife, J, ROSCOMMON. Margaret, Countefs of Fingall, depofeth, That flie waited on the Queen Dowager, her Miftrefs, into the Queen's bedchamber at St. James's, when the Queen was in labour, and ftood by the bed feet, when her Majefty was delivered of the Prince. That the deponent faw the Prince carried away into another room, and foon after followed, and faw him in that room, MARU. FINGALL. Lady Sophia Bulkley, depofeth, That flie was fent for on Trinity Sunday laft paft, about eight o'clock in the morning to goe to St. James's, for the man that came faid the Queen was in labour, and he and others were fent to call every body. That this deponent made as much haftc as fhe could to rife and be dreft, but did not get to the Queen's bedchamber until a little after pine o'clock, and then this deponent found the Queen ( 48 ) Queen in her bed, and the Queen Dowager there fet upon a ftole, and fome of the ladys about her. After this deponent having ftaid a little while, and thinking the Queen in noe ftrong pain, fhe, this deponent, went out, andbeing next to the room where the Queen's linen was a warming, heard a noife, and lookt to fee what was the matter, and finding noe body there, this deponent ran and found the Lord Fevermam in the Queen's little bedchamber, who told this deponent the child was juft born ; this deponent alk't him, what is it ? His Lordfliip faid, he could not tell. So this de- ponent ran on to the Queen's bed fide, and heard the Queen fay to the Midwife, pray Mrs. Wilks, doe not part the child f which fignifys don't cut the navel-ftring, until the after birth is come away.) And while the Queen was with child, this deponent hathheard her Majefty command her Midwife not to doe otherwife, it being counted much the fafeft way ; but to what the Queen faid juft then, (to the beft of this deponent's remem- brance) Mrs. Wilks replyed, pray Madam give me leave for I will doe nothing but what will be fafc for yourfelf and child ; the Queen anfwered, doe then, and then cryed, where is the King gone ? his Majefty came immediately from the other fide of the bed, (from juft having a fight of the child) and anfwered the Queen, here I am ; the Queen faid, why doe you leave me now. The King kneeled on the bed on that fide where the depo- nent flood, and a little after the Midwife faid, all is now come fafe away ; upon that the King rofc from the bed and faid, pray my Lords come and fee the child. The King followed Mrs. Labadie, and the Lords his Majefty, into the little bed- chamber ( 49 ) chamber, where this deponent followed alfo, and faw as well as they that it was a Prince ; and that Mrs. Wilks was in the right to defire to part the child, for the Prince's face, efpecially his forehead was blackim, being ftunn'd, as I have feen foine other children when they have been juft newly come into the world ; but God be thanked in two hours time that he was dreft and wafht, (which the deponent ftaid by and faw done) the Prince lookt very frefh and well. This deponent doth further add, that all the while the Queen was with child, this deponent had the honour to pay her duty very often mornings and nights, in waiting upon her Majefty in her drefiing room and bedchamber, and for the laft three or four months this deponent hath oftentimes feen the Queen's milk, as well as when this deponent hath had the honour to put on her Majefty's fmock. S. BULKLEY. Sufanna, Lady Bellafyfe, depofeth, That on Trinity Sunday, the loth of June laft, the depo- nent's fervant feeing the Queen Dowager's coaches in St. James's at an unufual hour, went and alked the occafion, and was told the Queen was in labour; whereupon he came into the deponent's chamber and awaked her. That the Queen having come to lodge at St. James's but the night before, they being in a great hurry, forgot to 'call the deponent as her Majefty had or- dered. That the deponent made 'all the hafte fhe could into her Majefty's bedchamber, and found the Queen in bed, and Mrs. Wilks, her Majefty's Midwife, fitting by the bed-fide, with her hands in the Queen's bed. The Queen afked her, the faid Midwife, what Hie thought ? Mrs. Wilks aflured G her her Majefty, that at the next great pain, the child would be born ; whereupon the King ordered the Privy Counfellors to be called in. That this deponent Hood behind the Midwife's chair, and immediately after the Queen's having another great pain, the Prince was born. That this de- ponent faw the child taken out of the bed with the navel firing hanging to its belly. That this deponent opened the receiver, and faw it was a fon, and not hearing the child cry, and feeing it a little black, ihe was afraid it was in a convul- fion fit, S. BELLASYSE. Henrietta, Lady Wallgrave, depofeth, That fhe was in the Queen's bedchamberaquarter of an hour before her Majefty was delivered, and {landing by the bed fide, {he faw the Queen in labour, and heard her cry out much. HENRIETTA WENTWORTH. Mrs. Mary Crane, one of the Gentlewoman of the Bedchamber to the Queen Dowager, depofeth, That ihe went with the Queen Dowager to the Queen's labour on the loth of June laft, and never ftirred out of the room till the Queen was delivered. That this deponent did not follow the -child, when it was firft carried out of the room, but ftaid in the bedchamber, and faw all that was to be feen after the birth of a child. That fhe the deponent then went to fee the Prince, and found him look ill, and immediately went to the King, and told his Majefty {he feared the child was tick. That his Majefty went im- mediately to the Prince, and came back and faid, it was a miftake, the child was very well. MARY CRANE. Dame ( s ) Dame Ifabella Wentworth, one of the Gentle- women of the Bedchamber to the Queen, depofeth, That flie often faw the rr.ilk of her Majefty's breaft upon her fmock, at which the Queen was troubled, it being a common faying, that it was a figne the child would not live. And that fhe, the deponent, did once feel the child ftir in the Queen's belly, while her Majefty was in bed, and that fhe was prefent when the child was born, and ftaid till fhe heard it cry, and then went to fetch vinegar for the Queen to fmell to : She the deponent heard the Queen command the Midwife, not to tell her of what fex it was, for fear of fur- prizing her Majefty. When the deponent brought the vinegar, me did delire to fee the child, Mrs. Delabadie having it in her armes. The child looked black, whereupon the deponent defired Dr. Waldgrave to look to it, believing it was not well. That the deponent law the navel-ftring of the child cut, and three drops of the blood, which came frefti out, given to him for the convuliion fits. ISABELLA WENTWORTH. Dame Catherine Sayer, one of the Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber to the Queen Dowager, de- pofeth, That me waited on the Queen Dowager to the Queen's labour, and was all the time by the bed-fide, and flood there till the Queen was de- livered, and followed the child, when it was carried by Mrs. Delabadie to the little bedcham- ber, and took a warm napkin, and laid it on the child's breaft, believing the child was not well. CATH. SAYER. Dame Ifabella Waldgrave, one cf the Gentle- G 2 women ( 52 ) women of the Bedchamber to the Queen, de pofeth, That Ihe was conftantly with the Queen when her Majefty was likely to mifcarry, and had often feen milk on her Majefty 's breafts, and was with the Queen at the time of her labour with the Prince, and faw the Prince taken out of the bed, and went after Mrs. Delabadie with the Prince in her annes, into the little bedchamber, and was by when the child was fliewn to the King that it was a fon ; and this deponent took the after-burthen and put it into a bafon of water, and carried it into the Queen's clofet, ISABELLA WALDGRAVE. Mrs. Margaret Dawfon, one of the Gentle- women of the Bedchamber to the Queen, de- pofeth, That on the loth of June lalt in the morning, flie was fent for by the Queen out of St. James's Chapell, where Ihe was at prayers, and that coming up into the Queen's chamber, me found her iitting all alone upon a. ftool by the bed's head, when the Queen faid to her, this de- ponent, (he believed herlelf in labour, and bid her, the deponent get the pallat bed which flood in the next room, to be made ready quickly for her ; but that bed having never been aired, the deponent perfuaded the Queen not to make ufe of it j after which the Queen bid the deponent make ready the bed die came out of, which was done accordingly. The deponent further faith, that he faw fire carried into the Queen's room in a warming pan to warm the bed, after which the Queen went into her bed, and that the depo- nent Itirred not from the Queen untill her Ma- jefty was delivered of a fon. That fhe, this depo- nent, ( 53 ) nent, well remembers, that on the 2Qth of Decem* ber laft, her Majefty was afraid of mifcarrying, which was about the time ihe quickened j and that after the Queen had gone twenty two weeks with child, her Majefty's milk began to run, which flie the deponent often faw upon her (mock, and that the pth of May, her Majefty apprehended mifcarrying again with a fright MARG. DAWSON, Mrs. Elizabeth Bromley, one of the Gentle- women of the Bedchamber to the Queen, depofeth, That (he was fick all winter, till a little before Eafter laft, when fhe, the deponent, came into waiting. That from that time till the Queen was brought to bed ; fhe, the deponent, faw the Queen put on her fmock every morning, by which means fhe faw the milk conftantly fall out of her Majefty's breafts, and obferved the bignefs of her Majefty's belly, which could not be counterfeit. That the deponent came from Whitehall, to the Queen's labour, to St. James's, the loth of June laft, and remained in the room till the Queen was de- livered and afterwards j but did not follow the child till fome time after, when fhe, the deponent, went to fee what coloured eyes he had. ELIZ. BROMLEY. Mrs. Pelegrina Turini, one of the Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber to the Queen, depofeth, That {he conftantly attended the Queen when fhe was laft with child, and that on the loth of June laft, fhe was in waiting on her Majefty, who called her on the faid loth of June in the morning, and told her, the deponent, fhe was in pain, and bid her ( 54 ) her fend for the Midwife, her Ladies, and Ser- vants ; after which, Hie, the deponent, flayed with the Queen during her labour, and until fhc was delivered of the Prince of Wales. the mark of PEL. x TURINI. Mrs. Anna Gary, one of the Gentlewomen of the Bedchamber to the Queen Dowager, de- pofeth, That fhe waited on the Queen Dowager from Somerfet-Houfe to St. James's, the day the Queen was brought to bed, and went into the Queen's bedchamber, where me, this deponent, ftay'd till the Queen was delivered, and law the Prince as foon as he was bprn. ANNA GARY, Mrs. Mary Ann Delabadie, Dry Nurfe to the Prince, depofeth, That fhe was with the Queen, all the time her Majefly was with child, and dreft her every day, and in all the nine months, did not mifs above fix days, and that at feveral times by reafon of ficknefs. That on Sunday morning the loth of June laft, fhe, the deponent, was fent for to the Queen, who was in labour. That the deponent came prefently, and was with the Queen all the time of her labour ; and that kneeling down by the Midwife, giving her cloths for the Queen, the Midwife told this deponent, that immediately on the next pain, the Queen would be delivered, which accordingly fhe was. That this deponent whifpered to the Midwife, afking whether it was a girle, fhe anfwered no ; where- upon the Midwife parted the child, and put it into ( 55 ) into the Receiver, (that the deponent had given her) and then delivered the child to the depo- nent, and bid her goe and carry it to the fire, and take care of the navel, which this deponent did, and the King and Council followed her, and the King afked the deponent what it was, who an- fwered what he defired ; the King replyed, but let me lee, whereupon the deponent prefently mewed his Majefty that it was a fon, and the Privy Couniellors then prefent, faw it one after another. The deponent fat with the Prince in her lap, till the Midwife had done with the Queen, then the Midwife came and took the Prince from this deponent, and alked for a fpoon to give it three drops of the blood of the navel-ftring, which the Midwife cut off by the advice of the Phyfi- cians, who faid it was good againft fitts. That the deponent held the fpoon when the Midwife dropt the blood into it, and ftirred it with a little black cherry water, and then it was given to the Prince. That the Queen fent for this deponent, and gave her the Prince to take care of in quality of dry Nurfe, which {he has hitherto done ; and further depofeth it to be the fame child that was born of the Queen. And that Mrs. Danvers one of the Princeis of Denmark's women, and for- merly Nurfe to the Lady Ifabella, coming to fee the Prince, {he told this deponent fhe was glad to fee the fame marks upon his eye, as the Queen's former children had. MARY ANN DELABADIE. Mrs. Judith Wilks, depofeth, That being the Queen's Midwife, ihe came often to her, efpecially when her Majefty was in any danger of mifcarry- ing,, and many times felt the child ftir in her belly, and faw the milk run out of her Majefty's breafts. That on Trinity Sunday kft in the morning, about eight of the clock* the Queen fent IVir. White, Page of the Back Stairs, to call her, this deponent, believing herfelf in labour ; when this deponent came, fhe found the Queen in great pain and trembling; the Queen told her fhe feared it was her labour, it being near the time of her firft reckoning. She, the deponent, defired her Majefty not to be afraid, faying, fhe did not doubt that it was her full time, and hoped her Majefty would have as good labour as fhe allwayes had j and whilft her Majefty was fitting tremb- ling, her water broke, and immediately fhe fent for the King, he being gone to his own fide, and let him know in what condition fhe was, and defired him to fend for whom he pleafed to be prefent. The Queen ordered this deponent to fend for Mrs. Dawfon and the reft of the women ; Mrs. Dawfon came prefently, and the Countefs of Sunderland with her, and the reft of the women alfo. That moft of them faw her, this deponent, make the bed fit for the Queen to be delivered in, which when it was ready, her Majefty was put into, and about ten o'clock that morning, the Queen was delivered of the Prince of Wales by her, this deponent's afliftance, and afterward fhe, the deponent, mewed the after-burthen to the Phyficians, and before them the deponent cut the navel-ftring, and gave the Prince three drops of his blood, to prevent convulfion fits, according to their order. And this deponent further faith, that when the child was born, it not crying, the Queen faid, fhe thought it was dead, this depo- nent ( 57 ) nent affured her Majefty it was not ; and defired leave to part the child from the after-burthen, which the Queen was unwilling to have done, thinking it might be dangerous to herfelf, but the deponent alluring her Majefty it would not, her Majefty gave confent ; whereupon the child prefently cryed, and then the deponent gave it to Mrs. Labadie. JUDITH WILKS. Mrs. Eliz. Pearfe, Laundrefs to the Queen, de- pofeth, That about nine of the clock, on the loth of June laft, in the morning, fhe came into the bedchamber, and heard the Queen cry out, being in great pain, in which fhe continued until her delivery ; after which fhe, the deponent, faw the Prince of Wales given by the Midwife to Mrs. Labadie. That immediately after, the deponent faw the Midwife hold up the after-burthen, mew- ing it to the company, and then the deponent fetcht her maids ; and with them, took away all the foul linen, hot as they came from the Queen. That for a month after her Majefty's lying in, the deponent well knows by the warning of her linen, that the Queen was in the fame condition, that all other women ufe to be on the like occa- fion. And that foon after her quickening, it ap- peared by her fmocks, that her Majefty had miik in her breafts, which continued until fhe was brought to bed, and afterwards during the ufual time. ELIZ. PEARSE. Frances, Duchefs of Richmond and Lenox, de- pofeth, That me, the deponent, was not at the Queen's labour, becaufe fhe did not know it time enough, but as foon as me did, fhe made all H the the hafte me could to drefs her; but the Queen was delivered before the deponent came. And that at a time when the Queen apprehended me mould mifcarry, and the Phyficians made her Majelly keep her bed for that reafon. The deponent went one evening to wait upon her Majefty, and as me flood by the bed-fide, her Majetty faid to her, my milk is now very troublefome it runs out fo much ; the deponent afked the Queen if it ufed to do fo ? Who anfwered, it ufed to run out a little, but now the fright I am in of mif- carrying, makes it run out very much, as you may fee, (throwing down the bed-cloths to the middle of her ftomach) and fhewing her fmock upon her breaft to the faid deponent, which was very wet with her milk. F. RICHMOND and LENOX. Charlotte, Countefs of Lichfield, depofeth, That me was not at the Queen's labour, (being in child-bed herfelf) but that me was almoft con- flantly with the Queen, while me was with child, and hath put on her fmock, and feen the milk run out of her breaft, and felt her belly, fo that me is fure me could not be deceived, but that the Queen was with child. C. LICHFIELD. Anne, Countefs of Marifchall, depofeth, That me was feveral times in the Queen's bedchamber, when me fhifted herfelf, and hath feen her fmock ftain'd with her milk. That me was not at the Queen's labour, (though fent to by one of her Ladies) being fick of a fever ; but does in her confcience ( 59 ) confcience believe her Majefly was with child, both by her belly and her milk. A. MARISCALJL. George, Lord Jeffreys, Lord Chancellor of England, depofeth, That he being fent for to St. James's, on the i oth of June laft, by a Meflenger that left word the Queen was in labour ; foon after he, this deponent, came to St. James', s and was fent for into the Queen's bedchamber, and to the beft of his, this deponent's appreheniion, the Queen was in labour, and had a pain or two to the belt of the deponent's remembrance, before the reft of the Lords were called in. The depo- nent flood all the time at the Queen's bed-fide, and heard her cry out feveral times, as women in travail ufe to doe, and at length after a long pain, it was by fome of the women on the other fide of the bed, faid the child was born. The deponent heard the Queen fay, me did not hear it cry. The deponent immediately afked the Lord Prefident what it was, he whifpered that it was a boy, which the deponent underftood he had hinted to him by the Lady Sunderland. Immediately the deponent faw a Gentlewoman, who he hath fince heard her name to be Mrs. Labadie, carry the child into another room, which he, the deponent, followed, and faw the child when me firft opened it, and faw it was black and reaking, fo that it plainly feemed to this de- ponent to have been newly come from the womb. The deponent doth therefore depofe, he doth fledfaftly believe the Queen was delivered of that child that very morning. JEFFREYS C. H 2 Robert ( 60 ) Robert, Earl of Sunderland, Lord Prefident of his Majefty's Privy Council and Principal Se- cretary of State, depofeth, That on Sunday morning, the loth of June laft, he was fent to, to come to St. James's, the Queen being in labour. The deponent immediately went and found many Lords of the Council there. After having been fome time in an outward room ; firft the Lord Chancellor, and then the reft of the Council were called into the Queen's bedchamber, wherein a fliort time her Majefty was brought to bed. The deponent faw Mrs. Labadie carry the child into the next room, whither the depo- nent followed, with many more, and faw it was a fon, and had the marks of being new born. SUNDERLANP P. Henry, Lord Arundel of Wardour, Lord Privy Seal, depofeth, That on the loth of June laft, be- ing Sunday, he had notice given him that the Queen was in labour ; whereupon the deponent repaired to St. James's, betwixt nine and ten of the clock in the morning, where he found feveral Lords of the Council. In a little time after they were all called into the Queen's bedchamber; in lels than a quarter of an hour after, me fell into the fharpnels of her labour ; her cryes were fo vehe- ment, and efpecially the laft, that the deponent could not forbid himfelf the being concerned for her great pain, which the deponent expreffing to the Lord Chancellor, he told the deponent it was a fign her Majefty would the fooner be delivered, or words to that purpofe, which proved very true, for prefently after {he was fo. The depo- nent heard a whifpering up and down that it was a Prince, ( 61 ) a Prince, for no man was permitted to fpeak it aloud, left the fudden knowledge of it might have difcompofed the Queen ; the deponent did not go in with fome Lords when the child was car- ried into the next room, which was the occalion ; the deponent did not fee him when he was un- covered and dreft. ARUNDEL C. P. S. John, Earl of Mulgrave, Lord Chamberlain of his Majefty's Houfehold, faith, it is not to be ex- pected one of his fex fhould be able to give full evidence in fuch a matter, but depoleth, That he was juft at the beds-feet, and heard the Queen cry very much ; then the deponent followed the child into the other room, and it feemed a little black; the deponent alfo faw it was a boy. MULGRAVE. William, Earl of Craven, depofeth, That he at- tending the King at St. James's, the loth of June laft, in the morning, to receive the word of his Majefty. The King had notice brought him that the Queen was upon the point of falling into labour ; upon which, the King commanded this deponent's flay and attendance ; and after the fpace of one hour and fomething more, this deponent was, with fome other Lords of his Majefty's Privy Council, called into the Queen's great bedcham- ber, to be prefent at her delivery ; and as near as this deponent can remember, the Queen made three groans or fqueeks, and at the laft of three was delivered of a child, the which was carried out into the Iktle bedchamber, and there by the fire, this deponent &w it cleanfing ; and this de- ponent further faith, that h$ took that particular mark ( 62 ) mark of this child, that he may fafely aver, that the Prince of Wales is that very child that then was fo brought out of the Queen's great bedchamber, where this deponent and others were prefent as aforefaid at her Majefty's labour and delivery. CRAVEN. Lewis, Earl of Feverfham, Lord Chamberlain to her Majefty the Queen Dowager, depofeth, That being in bed upon the icth of June, between eight and nine o'clock in the morning, Mr. Ni- cholas, one of his Majefty's Grooms of the Bed- chamber, came into this deponent's room, and told him that the King had fent him to tell the Queen Dowager, that the Queen was in la- bour, and told him further that the Queen Dow- ager had given order for her coach, as foon as Ihe heard the news of the Queen's labour. The deponent drefled himfelf with all fpeed, and came to wait upon the Queen Dowager, who was ready to go into her coach, as file did. The deponent went into one of the coaches to wait upon her Majefty, as he ufed to do, having the honour to be her Lord Chamberlain. We went to St. James's, and then led her Majefty into the Queen's bedchamber, and finding the Queen in pain, the deponentwentinto the next room, where were feveral Lords of the Privy Council ; from whence the deponent heard the Queen cry out feveral times, and a very little after, the Lords of the Council were called in, and the deponent fol- lowed them into the bedchamber, and a very little after, the Queen cryed lowder, and then faid, pray do not tell me what it is yet. The deponent went out of the room to tell the news, that the Queen \vas brought to bed, and when the de- ponent came in again, the news was, that it was a Prince ; and immediately the deponent faw Mrs. Labadie with the child wrapt up in her hands, and in the croud ; upon which the depo- nent defired to make room for the Prince, and followed her into the little bedchamber, where the deponent faw the Prince as a child newly born, as he believed it. FEVERSAAM. Alexander, Earl of Morray, depofeth, That he came not to St. James's, till half an hour after the Queen was brought to bed, and only heard, that her Majefty was brought to bed of a Prince, which the deponent verily believes, as he is alive, ihe brought into the world, that very morning, being the loth of June laft, 1688. MORRAY. Charles, Earl of Middleton, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, depofeth, That the loth of June laft paft, between eight and nine of the clock in the morning, he had notice that the Queen's Majefty was in labour, whereupon the deponent made what hafte he could to St. James's. The deponent found the Earl of Craven waiting at the Queen's bedchamber door, towards the the drawing room, which was then fhut ; juft after the King opened it, and called the Earl of Craven and the deponent in : The deponent aiked his Majefty how the Queen was ? He was pleafed to anfwer the deponent, you are a mar- ried man and ib may know thefe matters, the water is broke or come away, or to that effect ; and then bid the deponent go into the drefling room room within the bedchamber, where the depo- nent found feveral perfons of quality ; above half an hour after, to the beft of this deponent's memory, all the company in that room were called into the bedchamber ; the deponent Hood near the beds-feet, on the left fide, where he heard the Queen's groans, and prefently after feveral Joud ihrieks ; the lad the deponent remembers continued fo long, that he then wondered how any body could hold their breath fo long ; pre- fently after the deponent heard them fay that the Queen was delivered, whereupon the deponent ftepped up to the bed-fide, and faw a woman, he fuppofes the Midwife, kneeling at the other fide of the bed, who had her hands and arms within the bed cloaths for a pretty while, then the depo- nent faw her fpread a cloth upon her lap, and laid the end of it over the bed-cloths, and then fetch a child (as the deponent firmly believes, for he could not then fee it) out of the bed into that cloth, and give it to Mrs. Labadie, who brought it round to the fide where the deponent flood, and carried it into a little room, into which the deponent im- mediately followed the King, and faw her fit down by the fire, and 'heard her fay, it is a boy, upon which the King faid, let me fee it, thereupon flie lay'd open the cloath, and then {hewed all the child, faying, there's what you wifh to fee. The deponent doth not charge his memory with the very words, but the fenfe of what he heard. The deponent looked upon the child at the fame time, which appeared to be very foul. This de- ponent defired pardon, if he doth not know the proper expreflion, but hopes his meaning is plain. MlDDLETON. John, John, Earl of Melfort, depofeth, That on Sun- day, the icth of June laft, between eight and nine in the morning, the deponent was informed that the Queen was in labour. The deponent went to St. James's, and waited in the Queen's drawing room, till fome of the Gentlemen told him he might go in ; the deponent fcratched at the door of the bedchamber, and finding no an- fwer, he ran down by the garden fide, and came to the Queen's backftairs, and finding the drefling room door open, the deponent went into the Queen's bedchamber, where he faw a great num- ber of company, Lords and Ladies ftanding about the bed. The deponent heard the Queen cry out in great pain, as women ufe to do when they are near being brought to bed ; the deponent heard her complain, and a woman's voice, which the deponent thought to be the Midwife, telling her fhe would be quickly well, me would be brought to bed immediately ; within a little, the deponent heard the Ladies behind the bed, fay, the Queen was brought to bed ; and the Queen cry out, the child is dead, I do not hear it cry, and immediately the child cryed ; within a little, the deponent faw a woman bring a child from within the bed. The deponent looked fo earneftly at the child, that he knew not what woman it was ; the child was in the condition of a new-born child, lapt up in loofe cloaths. The deponent faw him carried into the little bed- chamber, and went about by the drefling room, and entered the other door into the room where the Prince was, and faw him in the condition of a new-born child, and the deponent, by the oath he hath taken, believes him to be the Queen's child. MELFORT. I Sidney, ( 66 ) Sidney, Lord Godolphin, Lord Chamberlain, to the Queen, depofeth, That he was called into the Queen's bedchamber, with the reft of the Lords of the Council ; being one of the laft, and the Queen Dowager being there and feveral Ladies, the room was fo full, that the deponent could not get near the bed, but ftood by the chimney ; there the deponent heard the Queen cry out feveral times, as women uie to do that are in labour ; and the laft cry that the deponent heard, was much greater than the other ; imme- diately upon that, the deponent was called out of the room, to give fome directions about the lodgings that were preparing for the child, which were not ready ; the deponent made hafte back again, but as he was coming, he met people run- ning with the news that the Queen was delivered of a fon, whereupon the deponent went into the little bedchamber and faw the child. GODOLPHIN. Sir Stephen Fox, Knight, depofeth, That on Sunday, the loth of June laft paft, about nine of the clock, as he came out of the Chapel at Whitehall, after the firft fermon, hearing that the Queen was in labour, he, the deponent, made hafte to St. James's,becaufein waiting, as an Officer of the Green Cloth, to warn the feveral fervants below ftairs to be in their offices, that upon that occalion they might not happen to be any thing wanting of houfehold proviiions and neceflaries under his, this deponent's, command. But firft go- ing up by the back-ftairs into her Majefty's dreffing room, and being there with many others, he heard her Majefty cry out very loudly j whereupon this ( 6; ) this deponent haftened to the Green Cloth, and ordered the feveral fervants to deliver out of their feveral offices, whatfbever ftiould be called for, and as this deponent was returning back to the Queen's faid drefling room, he was told a Prince was born ; upon which news, he, this deponent, went into the Queen's little bedchamber, and faw the young child before he was dreft. STE. Fox. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Griffin, depofeth, That upon Sunday, the icth of June laft, he had the honour to be in waiting upon the King with the Stick; and between eight and nine in the morning, this deponent was in the Queen's dref- fing room at St. James's, with feveral Lords of the Council, and after fome time we were there, the King came out of the Queen's bedchamber, and called all the Lords in, and this deponent went in along with them, being in waiting; im- mediately after the faid Lords and this deponent were in the room, the Queen cryed out extremely, and faid, Oh! I die, you kill me, you kill me, and the Midwife (as this deponent believeth) an- fwered, this one pain Madam, and 'twill be over ; then prefently Mrs. Dawfon made this deponent the fign that the child was born ; then this depo- nent heard the Queen fay, do'nt tell me what it is yet, and Mrs. Dawfon came to this deponent and whifpered him in the ear, 'tis a Prince, but do not take any notice of it yet. Then Mrs. De- labadie brought away the child from the bed-fide, and carryed it into the little bedchamber, and the King and the Lords of the Council went after her, but this deponent did not follow them. EDW, GRIFFIN. I 2 Sir ( 68 ) Sir Charles Scarborough, Firft Phyfician to the King, depofeth, That upon the deponent coming to vifit her Majefty then lying at St. James's, on Sunday, the loth of June, 1688, as the deponent went up the back ftairs, he heard the joyful ac- clamation that a Prince of Wales was born, upon which the deponent haft'ned prefently into the little bedchamber, where the deponent found Mrs. Labadie juft fetting down before the fire, with the new-born Prince wrapped in the Man- tles, lying in her lap. Then pafling to the Queen in the next bedchamber, the deponent congratu- lated the happy birth of the Prince and her Ma- jefty's fafe delivery ; the Queen was wearied and panting, but otherwife in good condition. Then the Midwife brought to the deponent the after- birth reeking-warm, which Sir Thomas Witherley with the deponent examined and found very found and perfect. After a while the deponent underftood that a medicine was mentioned among the Ladies, for a certain remedy againft convuliions, it was fome drops of blood from the navel-ftring ; the deponent confulted Sir Thomas Witherley and the other Phyficians, and to fatisfy the women, it was allowed of, there being as was conceived, no danger in the thing: Where- upon the Midwife with a fmall knife flit the navel-ftring beyond the legature, from which came fome drops of frefh blood, taken in a fpoon and given the child, being mixed with a little black-cherry water ; thus much the deponent hath to fay upon her Majefty 's prefent delivery. Now for the time of the Queen's conception, me often told the deponent and others, that me had two reckonings j one from Tuefday, the 6th of September ( 69 ) September, when the King returned from his progrefs to the Queen then at Bathe, and the other from Thurfday, the 6th of October, when the Queen came to the King at Windfor ; but for f'ome reafons the Queen rather reckoned from the latter, though afterward it provedjuft to agree with the former. Moreover her Majefty when according to her reckoning, me was gone with child twelve weeks, faid, that fhe was quick and perceived the child to. move ; the deponent re- turned no anfwer to the Queen, but privately told thofe about her, that in truth it could not fo be in fo fhort a time ; yet the Queen was in the right, only miftook her reckoning, for (he was then full fixteen weeks gone with child, about which time me ufually quickned with her former children, and accordingly was brought to bed on the loth of June, 1688, and within three or four dayes of full forty weeks, CHARLES SCARBOROUGH. Sir Thomas Witherley, Second Phyfician to the King, depofeth, That on Sunday the loth of June, the deponent was prefent in the Queen's bedchamber when the Prince of Wales was born ; the deponent faw Mrs. Labadie bring the child from the Midwife, and carry him into the next room, whither the deponent followed her, and faw the child before he was cleaned ; and having a command from the Queen, that there mould be two drops of the blood of the after-burthen given the firft thing ; he, the faid deponent, and the other Phyficians did take two drops of blood from the navel-ftring, which remained upon the child, and gave it in a fpoonful of black-cherry water, ( 7 ) water, as the Queen commanded. After this the deponent faw, as alfo did the other Phyficians, the after-burthen entire. THO. WITH&RLEY. Sir Wm. Waldgrave, Knight, her Majefty's Firft Phyfician, depofeth, That in the progrefs of her Majefty's being with child, the deponent having the honour to wait upon her as ufual, upon the i3th of February, 1687, about ten in the morning, (he told the deponent ihe had milk in her breafts which dropt out ; it was then thought the nineteenth week, according to one reckoning but according to another reckoning, it was the one or two and twentieth week. The deponent alfo affirmeth, that her Majefty took fuch adftringent medicines, during the moft part of her being with child, in order to avoid mifcarriage ; that if me had not been with child, they muft have been prejudicial to her health, and of dan- gerous confequence. Upon the loth of June, 1688, the deponent was called at his lodgings at Whitehall, to wait upon the Queen, being told {he was in labour ; upon which the deponent immediately went to St. James's, and fo intcx the Queen's bedchamber, and found her beginning her labour, it being about eight of the clock in the morning ; the deponent ftirred not from thence, but to get fuch medicines as were fit for her Majefty, and then returned again, and was in the bedchamber when the Queen cryed out and was delivered. The deponent followed Mrs. Delabadie, who took the Prince in her arms, fo foon as he was born, and carried him into the little bedchamber, where the deponent faw him upon her lap, and was by when he took two or three ( 7- ) three drops of the navel-ftring frefli warm blood, which was mixt with black-cherry water, then returned into the great bedchamber, where the deponent faw the after-burthen frefh and warm. WM. WALDGRAVE. Dr. Rob. Brady, one of his Majefty's Phyficians in Ordinary, depofeth, That a little before ten of the clock in the morning, on the loth of June, 1688, the deponent was in the Queen's little bed- chamber at St. James's, where me deponent faw the Prince of Wales in Mrs. Labadie's lap by the fire-fide j the deponent defired to fee the linen and blankets opened, in which he was wrapped ; which being done, the deponent faw it was a male child, and the navel firing hanging down to or below the verile parts, with a ligature upon it, not far from the body, but did not fee any after-bur- then hanging at or joyned to it, not being at the birth ; the deponent alked how long he had been born ? the ftanders by told him, at three quarters of an hour after nine the Queen was delivered. , ROB. BRADY. James St. Amand, their Majefties Apothecary, depofeth, That from the beginning of November laft, he hath generally every day, till the 9th of June, 1688, given by the Phyficians orders, re- ftringent and corroborating medicines to the Queen's Majefty. That on the loth of June, he was fent for in hafle, to come to St. James's to her Majefty, who, the Meflenger told him, was in labour. That the deponent then received a note from the Phyficians, for medicines for her Majefty, which the deponent was obliged to ftay and pre- pair, ( 73 ) pair, and fo came not to St. James's till the Queen was delivered. The deponent meeting, juft as he was going into the bedchamber, Mrs. Labadie with the young Prince in her arms ; the King and feveral of the Lords foon after following into the little bedchamber, where the deponent faw the child naked, before it was cleanfed from the impurities of its birth ; and alfo faw the naval-firing cut, and fome drops of frefti blood received into a fpoon, which the deponent mingled with a little black-cherry water, and law given by the Phyficians orders to the child, and afterwards going into the great bedchamber, where the Queen was delivered, he faw the after- burthen, &c. frefh. JA. ST. AMAND. After thefe depofitions were taken, his Majefty was pleafed to acquaint the Lords, that the Princefs Ann of Denmark would have been prefent, but that fhe being with child, and having not lately ftirred abroad, could not come fo far without hazard. Adding further, And now my Lords, although I did not quef- tion, but every perfon here prefent was fatisfied before in this matter ; yet by what you have heard, you will be better able to fatisfy others. Befides, if I and the Queen could be thought fo wicked, as to endeavour to impofe a child upon the nation, you fee how impofllble it would have been ; neither could I myfelf be impofed upon, having conftantly been with the Queen during her being with child, and the whole time of her labour. And there is none of you but will eafily believe me, who have fufic-red fo much for ( 73 ) for confcience fake, uncapable of fo great a vil- lainy to the prejudice of my own children ; and I thank God that thofe that know me, know well that it is my principle to do as I would be done by, for that is the Law and the Prophets ; and I would rather die a thoufand deaths than do the leaft wrong to any of my children. His Majefty further faid, If any of my Lords think it neceffary the Queen fhould be lent for ? it mail be done. But their Lordfhips not thinking it neceffary, her Majefty was not lent for. IT is ordered this day by his Majefty in Council, that the feveral declarations here before made by his Majefty and by her Majefty the Queen Dowager, together with the feveral depofitions here entered, be forthwith enrolled in the Court of Chancery ; and the Lord Chancellor is ordered to caufe the fame to be enrolled accordingly. In purfuance of which order in Council, the Lord Chancellor on Saturday, the 27th of October following, in the High Court of Chan- cery (many of the Nobility and Lords of his Ma- jefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council being there prefent) caufed the aforefaid order of Council and declarations of his Majefty, and likewife that of her Majefty the Queen Dowager, to be openly and diftin&ly read in Court, as the fame are en- tered in the words aforefaid, in the Council Book. And the Lords and Ladies and other perfons, who made the refpeclive depofitions aforefaid, being prefent in Court, were fworn again ; and having heard their feveral depofitions diftinclly K read ( 74 ) read in the words aforefaid, and being feverally in- terrogated by the Court to the truth thereof, they all upon their oaths affirmed to be true. And did likewife depofe, (except fome few who came in late to the Council-Chamber, or fome who ftood at too great a diftance) that they heard his Majefty and her Majefty the Queen Dowager make the feveral declarations aforefaid, and that the fame as they had been read, were truly en- tered, as they did believe, in the Council Book, according to the fenfe, intent, and meaning, of which his Majefty the King and her Majefty the Queen Dowager did then declare. And forafmuch as the Earl of Huntington and the Earl of Peter- borow, who were able to depofe to the matters aforefaid, had not been examined at the Council- Board, but had brought their feveral depofitions in writing, which they delivered into Court, the faid Lord Chancellor after the faid Earls were feve- rally fworn, ordered their depofitions to be openly read, in thefe words following : Upon Trinity Sunday, roth of June, 1688, 1 went to St. James's-Houfe, about nine o'clock in the morning, and followed my Lord Chancellor, through the lodgings to the dreffing room, next to the Queer's bedchamber, where divers Lords of the Council were met upon occafion of the Queen's being in labour ; the King came feveral times into the room, and amongft other things, was pleafed to tell us, that the Queen came ex- a&ly according to her firft reckoning, which was from the King's return from his progrefs to Bathe, in September, 1687 : After this, the Counsellors were ordered to come into the bed- chamber, ( 75 ) chamber, and I ftood on that fide of the bed that had the curtains drawn open, I heard her Majefty cry out feveral times ; I ftaid in the room during the birth of the Prince of Wales ; I faw him car- ried into the little bedchamber, whither the King, the Lords, and myfelf in particular, did follow him. HUNTING-TON. I had the honour to be in the King's chamber in the morning, when word was brought him, the Queen was not well, and followed him into thedref- fing room, next her Majefty's bedchamber, where I ftaid till his Majefty called me to come in, which was about the beginning of her pains- I confefs the companion I had for her Majefty, hearing her crys, made my ftay there very uneafy ; one of the laft efpecially feemed to me fo fharp, as it really forced me for a little time to ftop my ears with my fingers, to avoid hearing more of the like ; when fetting them at liberty, I heard no more, but perceived a fudden fatisfaclion in the faces of the affiftants, feveral faying, that the Queen was delivered, and foon thereupon I faw the Prince brought from about the bed, and car* ried Into the little bedchamber, whither I went afterwards to behold him more particularly, where I faw him as a child newly born. PETERBORROW. After which, the faid Earls did feverally upon their oaths, affirm their depofitions to be true, as they had been read, and that they were prefent in the Council, and heard his Majefty and her Ma- jefty the Queen Dowager make the feveral decla- rations aforefaid, and that the fame were entered in K 2 the the Council Book, as they did believe according to the effect, true fenfe, and meaning of what their Majefties declared in Council ; whereupon Ills Majetly's Attorney-General moved the Court, that thefaid declarations of his Majeftyand of her Majefty the Queen Dowager, and the feveral de- poiitions, and the order of Qouncil, fhould be en- enrolled in the Petty Bagg-Office and in the Office Inrollments in the Courts of Chancery, for the fafe prefervation and cuftody of them, which the Lord Chancellor ordered accordingly. Publijhsd by bis MAJESTY'S Special Command. Jin ORIGINAL LETTER on the DEATH of KING WILLIAM III. loth March, 1701. SIR, A FTER this it may be, I fliall not trouble you jL\. again a good while, but upon this fad oc- caiion, be pleafed to pardon me a few lines about his late bleffed Majefty, of whom it has pleafed Almighty God to bereave us. About three or four in the morning, he commanded his Phyficians to tell him plainly how many hours they thought he might continue, which they did, and immediately ordered the ArchbHhop of Canterbury to prepare the Sacrament ; after which, he returned his thanks to all about him, then ordered all his fa- mily (at the time in waiting) to be called in, and gave them his thanks-rthe like he did to all his. Phyficians, ( 77 ) Phyficians. The fcene was fo melancholy that few could ftand it but the King himfelf, the Duke of Ormond flood it a great while, but at laft was overcome with grief and retired. My Lord Overkirks foon coming to fee him, fwooned away twice, and its yet uncertain whether he will recover ; he thanked my Lord Portland and Lord Albermarle, for their faithful fervices, and bid them be good friends told all prefent, that he was now ready to leave all his friends, and they muft part, and fo departed, taking hold of my Lord Portland's hand, till he expired. Thus died this good, this great, and glorious King, the greateft General of the greateft knowledge of all the affairs of Europe, of the greateft credit, efteem, and reputation in all Foreign Courts, that ever graced the Englifh Throne. When his corps was laid out, there was found about his arm above the elbow, the late Queen's wedding ring, fowed in a black ribband, which he had worn there ever fince her death, fcarce any of his neareft at- tendants knew it. They fay he left her Majefty fchemes of all his confederacy, and what he pro- pofed to have done, and told her, if well purfued, and if fhe could preferve unanimity in the Nation, he hoped by God's blefling fhe might preferve herfelf and it ; but if we fell into divisions among ourfelves, he feared it would be impoflible to pre- ferve our liberties againft our great Enemy. Its thought the fall off his horfe, did fomewhat hallen his death, with reference to his lungs, otherwife he might have continued. When the meffage was brought into our houfe on Sunday morning, I never faw fo many tears at once, and what ef- fect: his death will have abroad, time muft dif- cover ; ( 78 ) cover ; many things might be faid on this fubjeft, but it is too melancholy to be long dwelt upon. God blefs the Queen, and give her a glorious and happy a reign over us, as her Noble Predeceflbr had.' Sir JOHN NEVILL, of CHEVIT, Knight. ripHE Marriage of my Son-in-Law, Roger I Rockley, and my Daughter, Elizabeth Nevill, the i4th day of January, in the lyth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King Henry the VJIIth, 1526. * d. Firft, for the expence of their apparel for 22 yards of RufTett Sattin, at 8s. per yard, 8 16 o Item, twoMantillesof Skinsforhis Gown, 2 8 o Item, two yards and a half of Black Velvet for his Gown, - i 10 o Item, nine yards of Black Sattin for his Jacket and Doublet, at 8s. the yard, 312 o Item, for feven yards of Black Sattin for her Kertill, at 8s. the yard, - 2160 Item, a Roll of Buckram, - 028 Item, a Bonnet of Black Velvet, - o 15 o Item, a Frontlet to the fame Bonnet, 012 o Item, for her Smock, - -050 Item, for a pair of Perfumed Gloves 034 Item, for a pair of other Gloves, 004 Item, ( 79 ) SECOND DAT. /- d. Item, for 22 yards of Tawney Camblet, at 2s. 4d. the yard, - - 2114 Item, three yards of Black Sattin for lining her Gown, at 8s. per yard, 140 Item, two yards of Black Velvet for her Gown, - - - ."C-i/ i 10 o Item, a Roll of Buckram for her Gown, 028 Item, for feven yards of Yellow Sattin bridge, at 2s. 4d. per yard, - 0164 Item, for a pair of Hofe, - - 024 Item, for a pair of Shoes, 0#? 4 &jTa 014 Sum 26 8-0 ITEM, for Dinner and the expence of the faid Marriage of Roger Rockley and the faid Eliza- beth Nevill. Imprimis, eight quarters of Barley Malt, at i os. Qd. per quarter, - - 400 Item, three quarters and a-half of Wheat, at 145. 4d. per quarter, - - ' 2 16 8 Item, two hoglhead of Wine, at 403. per hogftiead, - - - - 400 Item, one hoglhead of Red Wine, at 403. per hogfhead, - - - 200 Sum Total 39 8 o For the FIRST COURSE at DINNER. Firft, Brawn with Muftard ferved alone with Malmfey. Item, Frumetty to Pottage. Item, a Roe roafted for Standart, Item, Item, Peacocks, two of a Difh. Item, Swans, two of a Dilh. Item, a great Pike on a Difh. Item, Conies roafted four of a Difh. Item, Venifon roafted. Item, Capon Greafe, three of a Difh. Item, Mallards, four of a Difh. Item, Teals, feven of a Difh. Item, Pies baken with Rabbits in them. Item, baken Orange. Item, a Flampett. Item, Stoke Fritters. Item, Dulcetts, ten of a Difh* Item, a Tart. SECOND COURSE. Firft, Marterns to Pottage. Item, for a Standart Cranes, two of a Difh, Item, Young Lamb whole roafted. Item, great frefh Sammon Gollis. Item, Heron Sewes, three of a Difh. Item, Bytters, three of a Difh. Item, Pheafants, four of a Difh. Item, a great Sturgeon Goil. Item, Partridges, eight of a Difh. Item, Stints, eight of a Difh. Item, Plovers, eight of a Difh. Item, Curlews, three of a Difh. Item, a whole Roe baken. Item, Venifon baken red and Fallow. Item, a Tart. Item, a Marchpane. Item, Gingerbread. Item, Apples and Cheefe ftrewed with Sugar and Sage. For ( Si } For NIGH?. FIRST, A Play, and ftreight after the Play a Mafk, and when the Maflv was done, then the Bankett which was 110 Diflies and all of Meatj and then all the Gentlemen and Ladies danced, and this continued from Sunday to the Saturday after. THE expence in the week for Flefli and Fifh for the fame Marriage. . s. d. Imprimis, two Oxen, - - - 300 Item, two Brawnes, - - - 120 Item, two Roes, los. and for fervants going, o 15 o Item, in Swans, - * - 0150 Item, in Cranes, nine, - - i 10 o Item, in Peacocks, twelve, - - o 16 o Item, in great Pike for Flefh Dinner, fix, i 10 o Item, in Conies, twenty-one dozen 55 Item, in Venifon, Red Deer Hinds three, and fetching them, - - - o 10 o Item, Fallow Deer Does, twelve, o o o Item, Capon of Greafe, feventy-two, 3 12 o Item, Mallards and Teal, thirty dozen, 311 8 Item, Lamb, three, - -040 Item, Heron Sews, two dozen, - 140 Item, Shovelards, two dozen, - 140 Item, in Bitterns, twelve, - * 0160 Item, in Pheafants, eighteen^ - 140 Item, in Partridges, forty, - - 068 Item, in Curlews, eighteen, - \ ^ ,', 140 Item, in Plovers, three dozen, ' jfc/ ,050 Item, in Stints, five dozen, - ; S*- 090 L Item, . / d, Item, in Sturgeon on Goil, - 050 Item., one Seal, - - - - 0134 Item, one Porpoife, * - - o 13 4 Sum Total 46 5 8 for FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS. Firft, Leich Bruyne. Item, Fromety to Pottage. Item, whole Ling and Kuberdine. Item, great Guils of Salt Salmon. Item, great Salt Eels. Item, great Salt Sturgeon Guils. Item, frefh Ling. Item, frefh Turbut. Item, great Pike. Item, great Guils frefh Salmon. Item, great Rudds. Item, baken Turbuts. Item, Tarts of three Sweetmeats. SECOND COURSE. Firft, Marteus to Pottage. Item, a great frefh Sturgeon Goil. Item, frefh Eel roafted. Item, great Brett. Item, Salmon Chins broiled. Item, roafted Eels. Item, roafted Lampreys. Item, roafted Lamprons. Item, great Burbuts. Item, Salmon baken. Item, ireih .Lei baken. Item, C 83 ) Item, frefli Lampreys baken. Item, Clear Gilleys. Item, Gingerbread. WAITERS at tbefaid MARRIAGE. Storrers, Carver. Mr. Henry Nevill, Sewer. Mr. Thomas Drax, Cupbearer. Mr. George Patlew, for the Sewer Boards. END. John Marys, John Mitchels, Marfhals. Robert Smallpage, for the Cupboard. William Page, for the Cellar. William Barker, for the Ewer. Robert Syke, the younger, and John Hipperon, for the Buttery. Richard Thornton, to wait in the Parlour. Edmund North, Sir John Burton's Steward. Robert Syke, elder, my brother Stapylton's fervant. William Longley, ^ f R k , , f Robert Liel, > ] c . ./ TT n wnr r> i \ ierve in the Hall, William Cooke, j THE charges of Sir John Nevill, of Chevet, Knight, being Sheriff of Yorkmire, in the ipth year of the reign of King Henry theVIIIth, 1528. \4 2 Lent ( 84 ) LENT ASSIZES. . s. d. Imprimis, in wheat, eight quarters, 800 Item, in Malt, eleven quarters, - 768 Item, in Beans, four quarters, 340 Item, in Hay, fix loads, - - 150 Item, in Litter, two loads, - - 040 Item, part of the judges horfes in the Inn, 013 4 Item, five hogmeads of Wine, three Claret, one White, one Red, jo 16 4 Item, Salt Frfh, feventy- fix couple, 3 16 o Item, two barrels Herrings, - - 156 Item, two barrels Salmon, - - 310 Item, twelve feams of Sea Fifh, - 640 Item, in great Pike and Pickering, re- ceived of Rither, fix fcore and eight, 800 Item, twelve great Pike from Ramfay, 200 Item, in Pickerings from H older nefs, four, -300 Item, received of the faid Rither twenty great Breams, - i o o Item, received of the faid Rither, twelve great Tenches, - - 0160 Item, received of the faid Rither, twelve great Eels, one hundred and fix Fow- ling Kels, two hundred Brewit Eels, and twenty great Rudds, - 200 Item, in great rrefli Salmon, twenty-eight, 3 16 8 It^m, a barrel of Sturgeon, - - 268 Item, a firkin of Seal, - - - o 16 8 Item, a little barrel of Sirope, - 068 Iu-* v >, two barrels of all manner of Spices, 4 10 o I em*, one bag of Ifing-glafs, 030 I ii, a little barrel of Oranges, - 040 Item, twenty-four gallons oi Malmfey, o 16 o Item, ( 85 ) . s. d. Item, two little barrels of Greenginger and Suckets, - - - - 030 Item, three Bretts, - - - 0120 Item, in Vinegar, thirteen gallons one quart, - - - . ;> 068 Item, eight large table cloths of eight yards in length, feven of them i2d. per yard, and one 1 6d. per yard, 368 Item, fix dozen Manchetts, - - 060 Item, fix gallons Varges, - - 048 Item, in Mayne Bread, - - o i o Item, Bread bought for March Payne, 008 Item, for Sugar and almonds bought be- fides the two barrels, - - o 1 1 o Item, for Salt, - - - - 052 Item, for five gallons of Muftard - 026 Item, a draught of Fiih, two great Pikes, and two hundred Bi earns, - i 6 8 Item, three gallons of Honey, - 039 Item, fix horfe loads of Charcoal, 028 Item, three loads of Falwood andBavings, 034 Item, for four Streyners, - .- o i o Item, for Grains, - - - 004 Item, for twenty dozen of Cups, 068 Item, fix Flafkets and one Maund, 034 Item, for one dozen Earthen Pots, 006 Item, for two Staff Torches, - 040 Item, for Herbs, five Dares, - 018 Item, for Wafferans, five Dares, 018 Item, for Onions, - - o i o Item, two Gallipots, , * - - 008 Item, for Yeaft in five Dares, - o i 8 Item, for twenty dozen borrowed veflels, 051 Item, for carriage of Wheat, Malt, Wine, and Wood from the waterfide, 015 o Item, ( 86 ) s* d. Item, for Parker the Cook, and other Cooks and Water Bearers, - 4 10 o Item, for fix dozen Trenches, - 004 Item, for making a Cupboard, - 014 00 THE charges of the faid Sir John Nevill, of Chevet, Knight, at Lammas Aflizes, in the soth year of the reign of King Henry the Vlilth, 1529, as followeth : * d. Imprimis, in Wheat, nine quarters, 12 o o Item, in Malt, twelve quarters, - 10 o o Item, five Oxen, - - - 6134 Item, twenty-four Weathers, - 340 Item, fix Calves, - - - i o o Item, fixty Capons of Greafe, - 150 Item, other Capons, - - - 3140 Item, twenty-four Pigs, - - 0140 Item, three hogmeads of Wine, 8 1 1 8 Item, twenty-two Swans, - - 5100 Item, twelve Cranes, - - 400 Item, thirty Heron Sews, - - i 10 o Item, twelve Shovelards, - - 0120 Item, ten Bitters, - - - o 13 4 Item, eighty Partridges, - - i 6 8 Item, twelve Pheafants, - - i o o Item, twenty Curlews, - - i 6 8 Item, Curlew Knaves, thirty-two, i 12 o Item, fix dozen Plovers, . - o 12 o Item, thirty dozen Pidgeons, 076 Item, . x. d. Item, Mallards, Teal, and other fmall Fowls, - 2 2 o Item, two Bafkets of all manner of Spice, 500 Item, in Malmfey, twenty-four gallons, i 12 o Item, in Bucks, ... % 10 o o Item, in Stags, - - - - o o o FRIDAY and SATURDAY. Firft, three couple of great Ling, Item, forty couple Heberdine, Item, Salt Salmon, ... Item, frefh Salmon and great, -_ Item, fix great Pike, Item, eighty Pickerings, Item, three hundred great Breames, Item, forty Tenches, Item, eighty Fowling Eels and Brevet Eels, and fifteen Rudds, j.' ,* - 1120 Item, a firkin of Sturgeon, - - 0160 Item, in frefh Seals, - - - o 13 4 Item, eight feam of frefh Fifh, - 400 Item, two Bretts, - - - 080 Item, a barrel of Green Ginger and Suckets, - - - - - 040 Item, fourteen gallons of Vinegar, 7 7* Item, fix horfe load of Charcoal, - 024 Item, for forty load of Cut Wood and Bavins, 2134 Item, for Salt, - - - 052 Item, for fix dozen of Manchetts, 060 Item Gingerbread for Marclepayne, o o 8 Item, five gallons of Muftard, - 026 Item, for the loan of fix dozen of Vcflels, 052 Item, C 88 ) * d. Item, three gallons of Honey, - 3 9 Item, for the cofts of Cooks and Water Bearers, ... 400 Item, for the Judges and Clerk of the Aflizes for their Horfe Meat in the Inn, and for their Houfe Keepers Meat and the Clerk of the Aflize Fee, i o o o Item, for my Livery Coats Embroidered 50 o o Item, for my Horfes Provender, Hay, Litter, and Grafs at both the Aflizes, 613 4 JL HE Marriage of my Son-in-Law, Gervys Clifton, and my Daughter, Mary Nevill, the i ;th day of January, in the 2ift year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King Henry the Vlllth. 1530. FIRST, for the apparel of the faid Gervys Clifton and Mary Nevill. . ' d. Twenty-one yards of Ruffett Damafk, every yard 8s. - 7 14 8 Item, fix yards White Damafk, every yard 8s. - - 280 Item, twelve yards of Tawney Camlet, every yard 2s. 8d. - - - 294 Item, fix yards Tawney Velvet, every yard 143. -..440 Item, two Rolls of Buckram, 060 Item, three Black Velvet Bonnets for Women, every Bonnet 173. - a n o Item, *. d. Item, a Frontlet of Blue Velvet, - . 076 Item, an ounce Of Dainafk Gold, - 040 Item, four Laynes for Frontletts, 028 Item, a Neyge of Pearl, - s&v 140 Item, three pair of Gloves, - - 070 Item, three yards of Kerfey, two black, one white, '-'MM fp0^5 $w'\ . 070 Item, Lining for the fame, $*>'' - 020 Item, three Boxes to carry Bonnets in, o i o Item, three Paftes, - ;.!**' +ty \ o o 9 Item, a Furr of White Lufants, - 200 Item, twelve White Heares, - 0120 Item, twelve Black Conies, f '-* o 10 o Item, a pair of Muflin Sleeves of White Sattin, - - - - 080 Item, thirty White Lamb Skins, 040 Item, fix yards White Cotton, - 030 Item, two yards and a half Black Sattin, o 14 9 Item, two Girdles, - -054 Item, two ells of White Ribbon for Tippets, - - I'Si..' o i i Item, an ell of Blue Sattin, .- 068 Item, a Wedding Ring of Gold, - o 12 4 Item, a Miller Bonnet drefled of Agletts o n o Item, a yard of right White Sattin, o 12 o Item, a yard of White Sattin of Bridge, 914 THE expence of the Dinner at the Marriage of the faid Gervis Clifton and Mary Nevill. Imprimis, three hogfhead of Wine, one White, one red, and one Claret, 5 5 o Item, two Oxen, ^ . - 300 Item, two Bcawns, i!iffii la f v^rr i o o L Item, ( 90 ) J. d. Item, twelve Swans, every Swan 6s. 3 12 o Item, nine Cranes, every Crane 35. 4d. i 10 o Item, fixteen Heron Sews, everyone, 1 2d. o 1 6 o Item, ten Bytters, each i4